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Tamney (also known as Tawny) on the Fanad Peninsula in the north of County Donegal
Road and buildings in An Tamhnaigh / Tamney

Tamney, also known as Tawney or Tawny (Irish: An Tamhnaigh, meaning 'arable place or field'),[1] is a small village and townland in Fanad in the north of County Donegal in Ireland. It was the only postal town of the peninsula of Fanad (or Fannet/Fannett) in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Tawny townland, which has an area of approximately 0.96 square kilometres (0.37 sq mi),[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][5] St Columba's Catholic Church (better known as Massmount Chapel, and located in Croaghan) was built c. 1780,[6] with St. Columba's Parochial House (Tawny) built c. 1885.[7] The local national school, St Davaddog's or Tamney National School,[8] had an enrollment of 30 pupils as of 2024.[9]

In 1904, Seumas MacManus wrote a one-act play The Townland of Tamney.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "An Tamhnaigh / Tawny". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Tawny Townland, Co. Donegal". townlands.ie. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ "CD154 - Donegal Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 27 August 2024. Population [..] Townlands [..] Tawny, Rosnakill, Co. Donegal: 40
  4. ^ Lacey, Brian, ed. (1983). Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. Lifford: Donegal County Council. ISBN 9780950840703.
  5. ^ Record of Monuments and Places (RMP) County Donegal (PDF), National Monuments and Historic Properties Service, 1995, retrieved 15 August 2025 – via archaeology.ie, DG017-008--- [..[..] Croaghan (Rosnakill) Ringfort (Rath\Cashel) [..] DG017-013--- [..] Tawny (Rosnakill) Bullaun Stone
  6. ^ "St. Columba's Roman Catholic Church, Croaghan (Rosnakill), Donegal". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. ^ "St. Columba's Parochial House, Tawny (Rosnakill), Tamney, Donegal". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  8. ^ "St Davaddog NS". raphoediocese.ie. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  9. ^ "St Davadogs N S". gov.ie. Department of Education. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  10. ^ "PlayographyIreland - The Townland of Tamney". irishplayography.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

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