Donegore
54°44′06″N 6°08′10″W / 54.735°N 6.136°W Donegore (historically Dunogcurra, from Irish Dún Ó gCorra 'stronghold of the O'Corra')[1] is the name of a hill, a townland, a small cluster of residences, and a civil parish in the historic barony of Antrim Upper, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Donegore lies approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Antrim town. 154 acres of the townland lies in the civil parish of Grange of Nilteen (also in Antrim Upper).[2]
The largest settlement in the parish is the village of Parkgate. Donegore Hill stands prominently above the Six Mile Water valley, with views to the east, south, and most notably the west, where it overlooks Lough Neagh and the Sperrins beyond.
History
The area was the site of main camp of the
mediaeval
.
The
Presbyterian churches:[5] First Donegore[6] in Parkgate and Second straddling the boundary of Dunamuggy and Ballywee
.
Townlands in the Parish of Donegore
- Ballyclaverty
- Ballygowan
- Ballynoe
- Ballysavage
- Ballywee
- Ballywoodock
- Browndod
- Cromy and Taggarts Land
- Donegore
- Drumagorgan
- Dunamuggy
- Durham's Land
- Ferguson's Land
- Freemanstown
- Halftown
- Rathbeg
- Rathmore
- Tobergill
See also
- List of villages in Northern Ireland
- List of civil parishes of County Antrim
References
- ^ "Placenames NI". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Donegore". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "Antrim Borough Council :: Residents :: Battle of Antrim". www.antrim.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 March 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "John's Church, Donegore, 1659 A.D." Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Welcome - Congregations of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland". www.presbyterianireland.org. Archived from the original on 28 February 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "History".