Moneyneany
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Moneyneany or Moneyneena (Script error: No such module "IPA"., Script error: No such module "IPA"., and Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Irish derived place name)[1][2][3] is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2021 Census it had a population of 217.[4] It is situated within Mid-Ulster District.The Douglas River a tributary to the Moyola River flows through the village.
People
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.
References
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- ↑ Toner, Gregory: Place-Names of Northern Ireland, page 29. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996, Template:ISBN
- ↑ Placenames NI Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ NI Neighbourhood Information System
- ↑ All Stars Template:Webarchive GAA website Retrieved 29 June 2010