Official Name: | Moneyneany |
Irish Name: | Móin na nIonadh |
Static Image Name: | File:Moneyneany RC Church - geograph.org.uk - 539554.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | St Eugene's Roman Catholic church in Moneyneany |
Map Type: | Northern Ireland |
Coordinates: | 54.817°N -6.84°W |
Label Position: | none |
Unitary Northern Ireland: | Mid-Ulster |
Population: | 1369 |
Population Ref: | (2001 Census) |
Irish Grid Reference: | H8583 |
Country: | Northern Ireland |
Post Town: | MAGHERAFELT |
Postcode Area: | BT |
Postcode District: | BT |
Dial Code: | 028 |
Moneyneany or Moneyneena (pronounced as /ˌmʌniˈnini/, pronounced as /ˌmʌniˈniːnə/, and pronounced as /ˌmʌniˈiːnə/;)[1] [2] [3] is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 162.[4] It is situated within Mid-Ulster District.The Douglas River a tributary to the Moyola River flows through the village.
Tony Scullion, Gaelic Football and Hurling player for Ballinascreen and Derry, and receiver of four football GAA All Stars Awards, was born in Moneyneena.[5] Colonel Brian O'Neill, one of three sons of Owen Roe O'Neill who returned to Ireland with him after serving under him on the continent in 1641, was resident at Moydamlaght in the 1663 Hearth Money Rolls.