This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2011) |
Dún Ibhir (meaning "Ibhir's stronghold" or "Ibhir's fort", anglicised as Dooniver)[2] is a townland and Gaeltacht village on Achill Island in County Mayo, Ireland.
Dooniver
Dún Ibhir | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Dooniver Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°59′46″N 9°56′55″W / 53.9960°N 9.9486°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | L709089 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editDooniver is located on the east coast of Achill Island. Nearby areas include Askill, Tóin an tSeanbhaile (The Valley) and Bunnacurry. Geographical features within the townland of Dooniver include Bullsmouth (Béal an Bhulláin), Ship Point (Gob na Loinge) and Portaghurra Harbour (Port an Churaigh).[3]
Dooniver has a number of beaches including Dooniver Strand[3] and Bullsmouth Beach. Just off the village is the island of Innisbiggle.
Census
editThe following list taken from the Mayo County Council website[not specific enough to verify] shows the population of the village in the years 1841-1921.
| Year | Population | Houses |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 252 | 50 |
| 1851 | 219 | 45 |
| 1861 | 254 | 52 |
| 1871 | 280 | 60 |
| 1881 | 234 | 45 |
| 1891 | 213 | 41 |
| 1901 | 270 | 48 |
| 1911 | 260 | 43 |
| 1921 | 242 | 58 |
Facilities and amenities
editDooniver has a number of amenities, including a National School, hall, garage, plant hire, headstone maker and coffee shop. There is a bed and breakfast and caravan park. The village has one postbox, one bus stop and is served by Bus Éireann 440 once a day in each direction.
Education
editDooniver has a National School (founded in 1910). The National School was originally in Bullsmouth, but was later moved. Students had a choice of going to either McHale College or Scoil Damhnait which is located in Pollranny in the Achill area but now go to the new Colaiste Pobail Acla.
Sport
editDooniver Swifts played in the Mayo Association Football League during the 1950s. There is a GAA pitch in the area called St. Joseph's Park. Dooniver is a part of the St. Colman's (Dooniver, Askill, The Valley, Dugort and Dookinella) local GAA team and the 'DVDs' (Dooniver, The Valley, Dugort) soccer team. The professional boxer Johnny Kilbane has relatives in the village.[citation needed]
See also
editGallery
edit
Sea view looking onto Inishbiggle
Dun Eibher
Dooniver sign
Dooniver Swifts in the 1950s
References
edit- ↑ "Dooniver Townland, Co. Mayo". townlands.ie. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ "Dún Ibhir / Dooniver". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland.
- 1 2 "Sub-units of: Dún Ibhir/Dooniver". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
External links
edit- Dooniver website (archived 2012)
- Achill Tourism
- Collins map of Dooniver (archived 2011)