Moneyneany or Moneyneena (, , and ; )Toner, Gregory: Place-Names of Northern Ireland, page 29. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996, Placenames NI Placenames Database of Ireland is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 162.NI Neighbourhood Information System It is situated within the Mid-Ulster District. The Douglas River, a tributary to the Moyola River, flows through the village.
People Tony Scullion, Gaelic Football and Hurling player for Ballinascreen and Derry, was born in Moneyneany.All Stars GAA website Retrieved 29 June 2010 Colonel Brian O'Neill, one of Owen Roe O'Neill's three sons who returned to Ireland with him after serving under him on the continent in 1641, was resident at Moydamlaght in the 1663 Hearth Money Rolls.
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