placenamesMeenaneary
Mín an Aoire
Food processing became an important source of employment in Meenaneary during the twentieth century.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- Mín an Aoire · Irish · main form · validated name
- Meenaneary · English · main form
Place & story
A cooperative beginning
The food-processing business at Meenaneary began as a cooperative in 1962, associated with Father James McDyer's efforts to create local employment. Its successor, Errigal Bay, continued to operate a seafood factory there. In March 2024 Donegal Daily reported approval for an extension intended for plant-based food production. [2]
The crab season of 1979
The local magazine An Liag reported an especially busy crab season at Meenaneary in August–September 1979. Manager Jarlath Morris described it as the factory's most successful season to that point, with as many as 95 people employed. The contemporary report captures the scale of seasonal work in the village. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Banagh
- Civil parish
- Glencolumbkille
- Within
- Glencolumbkille
- Within
- Meenaneary
- Coordinates
- 54.70248, -8.60503 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1413089 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Meenaneary. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Possible jobs boost as local company approved for huge extension, 11 March 2024 · Donegal Daily
- An Liag, August–September 1979: Crab Season at Meenaneary · An Liag editorial team
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2012-01-04. How this page was prepared.