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Donnington Wood.—eccl. dist. (St Matthew), Lilles-
hall par., N. Shropshire, pop. 1871.—2. Donnington
Wood, eccl. dist. (St George), Lilleshall, Shifnal, and
Wrockwardine pars., N. Shropshire, pop. 2798.

Donniton House, seat, 5 m. SE. of Barnstaple, Devon.

Donnybrook.—par., mostly in pari. bor. of Dub-
lin, on river Dodder, 1641 ac., pop. 15,596; its notorious
fair was abolished in 1855.—2. Donnybrook, vil., Car-
rigaline par., co. Cork, pop. 262.

Donnycarney, vil., Colp par., N. co. Meath, 3 miles
E. of Drogheda.

Donoliill, par., in co. and 7 miles N. of Tipperary,
13,913 ac., pop. 2344 ; P.O.

Donore.—par and vil., E. co. Meath, 3 miles SW. of
Drogheda, 3663 ac., pop. 791; P.O.; Donore was the
main part of the battlefield of the Boyne.—2. Donore,
seat, 2 miles N. of Multyfarnham ry. sta., N. co. AVest-
meath.—3. Donore, seat, 14 mile SE. of Mountrath
and Castletown ry. sta., Queen’s co.

Dononghmorc.—4 miles N. of Newry, co. Down;
P.O.—2. Donoughiuorc, in co. and 13 miles NW. of
Cork; P.O. See
Donaghmore.

Donyatt, par., AV. Somerset, 14 mile SW. of Ilmin-
ster, 1223 ac., pop. 382.

Donyland, East, par. and vil., E. Essex, on river
Colne, 34 m. SE. of Colchester, 1052 ac., pop. 1272; P.O.

Donyland, West, another name for Berechurch par.,
Colchester bor., E. Essex.

Doocarrick, agricultural school, Cootehill, co. Cavan.

Doocastle, seat and place with agricultural school,
on NE. border of co. Mayo, 7 miles SAV. of Ballymote
ry. sta.; P.O.

Doochary, place on river Gweebarra, 11 miles from
Glenties, co. Donegal; P.O.

Dooega, vil., in S. of Achill island, AV. co. Mayo.

Doogort, vil., on N. coast of Achill island, co. Mayo.

Dooliat, 3 miles from Newbliss, co. Monaghan; P.O.

Dooliula, place on coast, between Roundstone and
Cliffden, W. co. Galway; a resort of anglers.

Dooisk.—hamlet, 10 miles S. of Newtown-Stewart,
S. co. Tyrone; P.O.; in vicinity is Dooisk Hill, 11.19 ft.
high.—2. Dooisk, mountain, bar. Kilmacrenan, N. co.
Donegal, 2143 ft. high.

Doolin, seat, 7 miles NW. of Ennistimon, W. co.
Clare; P.O.

Doon.—river, Ayrshire; issues from Loch Doon, on
the Kirkcudbrightshire border, and flows NW., dividing
the districts of Carrick and Kyle, to the Firth of Clyde
If mile S. of Ayr; is 264 miles long, and is a good fish-
ing stream. On Castle Island, in Lock Doon (54 miles
long), is a ruined tower called “ Balliol’s Castle.” Near
this islet, in 1826, nine ancient canoes were found sunk
in the loch.—2. Doon, hill (outmost spur of the Lam-
mermuirs), in par. and 1 mile E. of Spott, Haddington-
shire, alt. 582 ft.; on this hill the Scottish army lay
for two days before the battle of Dunbar.

Doon.—prom., on E. side of Rathlin island, N. co.
Antrim; has peculiar basaltic columns. — 2. Doon,
estate with old castle, 5 m. N. of Ferbane, King’s co.—

3. Doon, par. and vil., W. co. Tipperary and E. co.
Limerick, 7 m. NE. of Pallas ry. sta.—par., 27,682 ac.,
pop. 2029; vil., pop. 404; P.O. The vil. isinco. Limerick.

Doon, Tynron, hill, in E. of Tynron par., W. Dum-
friesshire, 4 miles SAV. of Thornhill, alt. 945 ft.

Doonass Falls, cataract on river Shannon, near
Castleconnell, S. co. Clare.

Doonbeg.—fishing vil., Killard par., W. co. Clare, on
bay and rivulet of same name, 7 miles N. of Kilrush,
pop. 139; P.O.—2. Doonkeg, 5 miles from Tuam, co.
Galway; P.O.

Doondonncll, par., W. co. Limerick, on river Deel,
2 miles AV. of Rathkeale, 1394 ac.,,pop. 218.

Doone Valley, on NW. of Exmoor, N. Devon; at
the close of the 17th century was the haunt of the
Doones, a hand of outlaws.

Doonfecny, par., N. co. Mayo, containing Bally -
castle, 31,251 ac., pop. 2228.

Doonfiin, agricultural school, Skreen, co. Sligo.

Doonkolm, seat, Ayr par., in co. and 3 m. S. of Ayr.

Dooniskcy, sta. on Cork and Macroom Ry., in co.
and 20 miles W. of Cork.

Doonkekan, fishing vil., 8 miles NE. of Belmullet,
NAV. co. Mayo.

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Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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