placenamesDonaghmoyne
Domhnach Maighean
The former St Michael’s church became a focus of community restoration and recreation in Donaghmoyne.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Domhnach Maighean · Irish · main form · validated name
- Donaghmoyne · English · main form
Place & story
From worship to community use
St Michael’s and St Victor’s church ceased holding Mass in September 1981, after structural problems prompted the building of a replacement church dedicated to St Lastra. Rather than demolish the old building, local people sought a new role for it. In 1999 the diocesan authorities leased it to the community development committee for sporting, recreational and social use. [2]
Restoring the building
Restoration began in November 1999 with volunteers and local FÁS workers. They removed internal plaster and exposed the stonework. The adapted building provided a hall, kitchen, storage, showers, a snooker room and viewing balcony. The development group also improved the village approaches with stone name markers and gates. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Monaghan
- Barony
- Farney
- Civil parish
- Donaghmoyne
- Coordinates
- 54.00502, -6.68822 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1414629 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Donaghmoyne. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Donaghmoyne Development Co. Ltd: community group account · Donaghmoyne Community Development Co. Ltd, published by the Municipal District of Carrickmacross–Castleblayney
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2013-11-05. How this page was prepared.