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Donaghmore

An Domhnach Mór

A 2009 archaeological assessment records what geophysics and trenches revealed beside the protected underground site.

Recorded locationDonaghmore54.00039° N · 6.45179° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

domhnachchurchmórgreat, big

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

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Recorded forms

  • An Domhnach Mór · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Donaghmore · English · main form

Place & story

Limits of a geophysical survey

Kieran Campbell’s report describes an assessment for a proposed house near Donaghmore’s souterrains. The underground monument extended into the proposed garden area. A geophysical survey identified possible archaeological features, but produced no clear response for the souterrain itself. Campbell suggested that the passages lay below the resistance survey’s detectable range. This was a limit of the method, rather than evidence that the monument was absent. [2]

A ditch in the trenches

Testing on 18 August 2009 exposed a seven-metre length of shallow ditch at the southern edge of the site, continuing beyond the property. It was up to 1.1 metres wide and 0.25 metres deep. Charcoal occurred in its fill, while the recovered pottery fragments and two metal objects were modern. The report supplies no established date for the ditch. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Louth
Civil parish
Dunbin
Coordinates
54.00039, -6.45179
Mapped area
2.18 km²
Logainm ID
33729 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1911 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

1926 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Donaghmore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. 2009:568 Donaghmore, Louth; licences C357 and E4045 · Kieran Campbell; Excavations.ie
  3. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.