Moneyneany

Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

Location within Northern Ireland

Population1,369 (2001 Census)Irish grid referenceH8583District

Mid-Ulster

County

County Londonderry

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Mid Ulster

List of places: UK; Northern Ireland; County Londonderry

54°49′01″N 6°50′24″W / 54.817°N 6.840°W / 54.817; -6.840

Moneyneany or Moneyneena (locally [ˌmʌniˈnini], [ˌmʌniˈniːnə], and [ˌmʌniˈiːnə]; from Irish Móin na nIonadh, meaning 'bog of wonders')^[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.

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

^ Toner, Gregory: Place-Names of Northern Ireland, page 29. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996, ISBN 0-85389-613-5
^ Placenames NI Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ Placenames Database of Ireland
^ NI Neighbourhood Information System
^ All Stars Archived 2010-12-11 at the Wayback Machine GAA website Retrieved 29 June 2010