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Donaghadee
Sign in to saveDonaghadee ( , ) is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the northeast coast of the Ards Peninsula, about east of Belfast and about six miles (10 km) south east of Bangor. It is in the civil parish of Donaghadee and the historic barony of Ards Lower. It had a population of 7,320 people in the 2021 Census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Donaghadee
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Donaghadee
- UK place.irish_name
- Domhnach Daoi
- UK place.scots_name
- Tha Dee
- UK place.static_image_name
- Aerial View of Donaghadee.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Aerial View of Donaghadee.
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.population
- 7,325
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Ards and North Down Borough
- UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland
- County Down
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Down
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- County Down
- Population
- +6869
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.visitdonaghadee.com
- Image
- Shore Street, Donaghadee - geograph.org.uk - 1407529.jpg
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Demography
- 2011 Census
- 2021 Census
- Lifeboat stations
- Places of interest
- Harbour and lighthouse
- The Motte
- Other activities
- Wildlife
- Birds
- Flora
- Choir
- In the media
- Sports
- Notable people
- See also
- Further reading
- References
- External links
Donaghadee ( , ) is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the northeast coast of the Ards Peninsula, about east of Belfast and about six miles (10 km) south east of Bangor. It is in the civil parish of Donaghadee and the historic barony of Ards Lower. It had a population of 7,320 people in the 2021 Census.
== History == thumb|Donaghadee c.1914 thumb|The former Donaghadee Town Hall The name 'Donaghadee' comes from Irish Domhnach Daoi, which has two possible meanings: "church of Daoi", after an unattested saint, or "church of the motte". Originally the site of a Gaelic ringfort, the Anglo-Normans built a motte-and-bailey castle on the site after they conquered the area in the late 12th century.