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Donaghey
Donaghey
Village
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
	List of places UK Northern Ireland

Donaghey (from Irish Domhnach Eich, meaning 'church of the horse'^[1] or Dún Eachaidh)^[2] is a small village and townland roughly halfway between Cookstown and Dungannon, just off the A29, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Donaghey has a range of facilities including a congregational church, a community hall, a primary school and a post office.

Education

The townland is situated in the historic barony of Dungannon Middle and the civil parish of Donaghenry and covers an area of 258 acres.^[3]

The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:^[4]^[5]

Year	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891
Population	215	152	128	120	102	75
Houses	42	26	29	26	21	19

^ "Donaghey". Place Names NI. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
^ Placenames Database of Ireland
^ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 27 December 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 27 December 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}