Tamney Explained

Tamney, also known as Tawney or Tawny,^[1] is a small village and townland in Fanad in County Donegal, Ireland. It was the only postal town of the peninsula of Fanad (or Fannet/Fannett) in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when the region had a population of about 10,000. Tawny townland, which has an area of approximately,^[2] had a population of 40 people as of the 2011 census.^[3]

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a bullaun stone (in Tawny townland) and a ringfort (in Croaghan).^[4] St Columba's Catholic Church (in Croaghan) was built,^[5] with St. Columba's Parochial House (Tawny) built .^[6] The local national school, St Davadogs or Tamney National School, had an enrollment of 30 pupils as of 2024.^[7]

In 1904, Seumas MacManus wrote a one-act play The Townland of Tamney.^[8]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: An Tamhnaigh / Tawny . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 27 August 2024 .
2. Web site: Tawny Townland, Co. Donegal . townlands.ie . 27 August 2024 .
3. Web site: CD154 - Donegal Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate . Central Statistics Office . data.gov.ie . 27 August 2024 . Population [..] Townlands [..] Tawny, Rosnakill, Co. Donegal: 40.
4. Book: Archaeological Survey of County Donegal . Lacey, Brian . Lifford . Donegal County Council . 1983 . 9780950840703 .
5. Web site: St. Columba's Roman Catholic Church, Croaghan (Rosnakill), Donegal . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 27 August 2024 .
6. Web site: St. Columba's Parochial House, Tawny (Rosnakill), Tamney, Donegal . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 27 August 2024 .
7. Web site: St Davadogs N S . gov.ie . Department of Education . 23 August 2024 . 27 August 2024 .
8. Web site: PlayographyIreland - The Townland of Tamney. irishplayography.com. 27 August 2024 .