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Dunnamaggan

Dún Iomagáin

Dunnamaggan’s sporting history includes the opening of its Gaelic grounds in 2000 and the growth of a ladies’ football club from school success.

Watercolour and fine ink illustration of Ruined church at Dunnamaggan, as photographed in2014.
Illustration, Ruined church at Dunnamaggan, as photographed in2014
Recorded locationDunnamaggan52.50037° N · 7.29311° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie

The name

dúnfort

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Dún Iomagáin · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Dunnamaggan · English · main form

Place & story

Opening the grounds in 2000

The club’s report in the Kilkenny GAA Yearbook records the official opening of Dunnamaggin’s grounds on 20 May 2000. A senior hurling challenge between Kilkenny and Limerick marked the occasion, watched by more than 3,000 people. The opening followed years of fundraising and voluntary work. A souvenir club history, On the Banks of the Glory, was compiled for the event. [2]

Girls’ football takes root

A schoolgirls’ county final victory in November 2014 helped prompt the establishment of Dunnamaggin Ladies Gaelic Football Club. Its founding account describes a seven-person organising committee and support from the hurling club, which shared its facilities. Training began on 14 March 2015 with an eight-week Gaelic4Girls programme: 58 girls attended and 49 subsequently became club members. [3]

Geographic information

Place type
Population centre
County
Kilkenny
Barony
Kells
Coordinates
52.50037, -7.29311 (approximate)
Logainm ID
1411671 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Dunnamaggan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Kilkenny GAA Yearbook 2000: Around the Club, Dunnamaggin · Dunnamaggin GAA, in Kilkenny GAA Yearbook
  3. Dunnamaggin LGFC Testimonial · Dunnamaggin Ladies Gaelic Football Club
  4. Ruined church at Dunnamaggan, as photographed in2014 illustration: based on a Ruined church, Dunnamaggan by Humphrey Bolton. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.