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'''Tamney''', also known as '''Tawney''' or '''Tawny''' ({{irish place name|An Tamhnaigh}}),<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/1413095.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = An Tamhnaigh / Tawny | accessdate = 27 August 2024 }}</ref> is a small village and ] in ] in ], ]. It was the only ] 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.{{fact|date=August 2024}} Tawny townland, which has an area of approximately {{convert|0.96|km2}},<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/kilmacrenan/clondavaddog/rosnakill/tawny/ | website = townlands.ie | title = Tawny Townland, Co. Donegal | accessdate = 27 August 2024 }}</ref> had a population of 40 people as of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://data.gov.ie/dataset/cd154-donegal-population-by-private-households-occupied-and-vacancy-rate | publisher = Central Statistics Office | website = data.gov.ie | title = CD154 - Donegal Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate | accessdate = 27 August 2024 | quote = Population Townlands Tawny, Rosnakill, Co. Donegal: 40}}</ref>


Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a ] (in Tawny townland) and a ] (in Croaghan).<ref>{{cite book | title = Archaeological Survey of County Donegal | editor1 = Lacey, Brian | place = Lifford | publisher = Donegal County Council | date = 1983 | isbn = 9780950840703 }}</ref> St Columba's Catholic Church (in Croaghan) was built {{circa|1780}},<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/40901703/st-columbas-roman-catholic-church-croaghan-rosnakill-donegal | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = St. Columba's Roman Catholic Church, Croaghan (Rosnakill), Donegal | accessdate = 27 August 2024 }}</ref> with St. Columba's Parochial House (Tawny) built {{circa|1885}}.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/40901725/st-columbas-parochial-house-tawny-rosnakill-tamney-donegal | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = St. Columba's Parochial House, Tawny (Rosnakill), Tamney, Donegal | accessdate = 27 August 2024 }}</ref> The local ], St Davadogs or Tamney National School, had an enrollment of 30 pupils as of 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.gov.ie/en/directory/page/l4svmx-hspgty-/ | website = gov.ie | publisher = Department of Education | title = St Davadogs N S | date = 23 August 2024 | accessdate = 27 August 2024 }}</ref>
'''Tamney''' is a small village in ] in ] in ]. It was sometimes spelt as Tawny or Tawney and in Gaelic it was known as Tamnaght. It was the only Postal Town of the peninsula of Fanad (or Fannet/Fannett) in he 1700/1800s when its population of around 10,000 (now about 2,000)in the early 1800s, and the address given as home address by emigrants boarding to the USA. Therefore it is probable that many when registering in the USA arrivals in New York found themselves given the surname Tamney as often happened, as most were illiterate.

In 1904, ] wrote a one-act play ''The Townland of Tamney''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = PlayographyIreland - The Townland of Tamney|url = https://irishplayography.com/play?playid=32033 |website = irishplayography.com|accessdate = 27 August 2024 }}</ref>

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Village in County Donegal, Ireland

Tamney (also known as Tawny) on the Fanad peninsula in County Donegal
Road and buildings in Tamney

Tamney, also known as Tawney or Tawny (Irish: An Tamhnaigh), 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 0.96 square kilometres (0.37 sq mi), had a population of 40 people as of the 2011 census.

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a bullaun stone (in Tawny townland) and a ringfort (in Croaghan). St Columba's Catholic Church (in Croaghan) was built c. 1780, with St. Columba's Parochial House (Tawny) built c. 1885. The local national school, St Davadogs or Tamney National School, had an enrollment of 30 pupils as of 2024.

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

References

  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. "St. Columba's Roman Catholic Church, Croaghan (Rosnakill), Donegal". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. "St. Columba's Parochial House, Tawny (Rosnakill), Tamney, Donegal". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. "St Davadogs N S". gov.ie. Department of Education. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  8. "PlayographyIreland - The Townland of Tamney". irishplayography.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

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