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Urris
Sign in to savethumb|Dunaff Bay Urris () is a valley to the west of the parish of Clonmany, in County Donegal, Ireland. It comprises the townlands of Crossconnell, Dunaff, Kinnea, Leenan, Letter, and Urrismenagh. It sits on the eastern side of Loch Swilly and it is bounded to the south-east by the Urris hills, and to the east by Binion hill. To the north, there is Rockstown bay and Tullagh peninsula. There are two entrances to Urris; the Gap of Mamore, and Crossconnell.
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- History
- Mesolithic period
- Colonel Daniel McNeill
- Wolfe Tone
- The Poitín Republic of Urris
- Land reform
- Sir Roger Casement
- Second World War
- Binion Head Fishing Disaster
- Places of interest
- Irish language
- Religion
- Sport
- Culture
- In literature
- Folklore
- The Lost Piper
- Cunning Fox of Urris
- See also
- References
thumb|Dunaff Bay Urris () is a valley to the west of the parish of Clonmany, in County Donegal, Ireland. It comprises the townlands of Crossconnell, Dunaff, Kinnea, Leenan, Letter, and Urrismenagh. It sits on the eastern side of Loch Swilly and it is bounded to the south-east by the Urris hills, and to the east by Binion hill. To the north, there is Rockstown bay and Tullagh peninsula. There are two entrances to Urris; the Gap of Mamore, and Crossconnell.
Urris has some local tourist attractions, such the Dunaff cliffs, Tullagh beach, Rockstown Harbor, Leenan pier and Gap of Mamore. There are a number of traditional thatched cottages in good condition within Urris.
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