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In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Dunamanagh like this:
DUNAMANAGH, a village and post-town, in the parish of DONAGHEADY, barony of STRABANE, county of TYRONE, and province of ULSTER, on the road from Strabane to Cookstown, 6 miles (N. E. by E.) from Strabane, and 113 (N. N. W.) from Dublin : the population is returned with the parish. This village, which situated in a deed and retired glen amidst the Mounterloney mountains, was founded by Sir John Drummond in 1619. ...
It has a station of the constabulary police, and a sub-post-office to Strabane. Fairs are held on Jan. 13th, Feb. 28th, April 14th, May 27th. July 14th, Aug. 27th, Oct. 13th, and Nov. 28th. In and around the village are extensive deposits of limestone. Here is a meeting-house for Presbyterians, in connection with the synod of Ulster, a large and handsome building: that which formerly belonged to the Covenanters is in ruins. At a short distance from the village are the parochial church, and male and female schools. On the site of the bawn built by Sir John Drummond is a building which, from that circumstance, is called the Castle.—See DONAGHEADY.
Dunamanagh is now part of DERRY CITY AND STRABANE District. Click here for graphs and data of how DERRY CITY AND STRABANE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dunamanagh itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dunamanagh, in Derry City and Strabane and County Tyrone | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29609
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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