Doirí Beaga
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thumb|View of Derrybeg from Maghergallon Doirí Beaga (anglicised as Derrybeg, meaning 'small oak trees'), is a Gaeltacht village and townland in the parish of Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair) in County Donegal, Ireland. It includes RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta regional studios, a Gaelic Athletic Association, club and a golf club. According to the 2016 census 53.4% of the population spoke Irish on a daily basis outside the education system. The village is home of Tim Healy the nationalist politician.
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- Éire / Ireland
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- Europe/Dublin
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thumb|View of Derrybeg from Maghergallon Doirí Beaga (anglicised as Derrybeg, meaning 'small oak trees'), is a Gaeltacht village and townland in the parish of Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair) in County Donegal, Ireland. It includes RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta regional studios, a Gaelic Athletic Association, club and a golf club. According to the 2016 census 53.4% of the population spoke Irish on a daily basis outside the education system. The village is home of Tim Healy the nationalist politician.
==History== During the Land War of the 1880s, the people of Derrybeg were led by Canon James McFadden (), "The Fighting Priest of Donegal", who urged his parishioners to support the Land League and the Plan of Campaign. After a series of anti-landlord sermons, the resident magistrate ordered McFadden's arrest.
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