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Dooniver

Field	Value
name	Dooniver
native_name	Dún Ibhir
native_name_lang	ga
settlement_type	Village
pushpin_map	Ireland
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Connacht
subdivision_type3	County
subdivision_name3	County Mayo
unit_pref	Metric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	3.16
population_as_of	2006
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	WET
utc_offset1	+0
timezone1_DST	IST (WEST)
utc_offset1_DST	-1
coordinates
elevation_m	1
blank_name	Irish Grid Reference
blank_info
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Dún Ibhir () is a townland and Gaeltacht village on Achill Island in County Mayo, Ireland.

Geography

Dooniver is located on the east coast of Achill Island. Nearby areas include Askill, Tóin an tSeanbhaile (The Valley) and Bunnacurry. Geographical features within the townland of Dooniver include Bullsmouth (Béal an Bhulláin), Ship Point (Gob na Loinge) and Portaghurra Harbour (Port an Churaigh).

Dooniver has a number of beaches including Dooniver Strand and Bullsmouth Beach. Just off the village is the island of Innisbiggle.

Census

The following list taken from the Mayo County Council website shows the population of the village in the years 1841-1921.

Year	Population	Houses
1841	252	50
1851	219	45
1861	254	52
1871	280	60
1881	234	45
1891	213	41
1901	270	48
1911	260	43
1921	242	58

Facilities and amenities

Dooniver has a number of amenities, including a National School, hall, garage, plant hire, headstone maker and coffee shop. There is a bed and breakfast and caravan park. The village has one postbox, one bus stop and is served by Bus Éireann 440 once a day in each direction.

Education

Dooniver has a National School (founded in 1910). The National School was originally in Bullsmouth, but was later moved. Students had a choice of going to either McHale College or Scoil Damhnait which is located in Pollranny in the Achill area but now go to the new Colaiste Pobail Acla.

Sport

Dooniver Swifts played in the Mayo Association Football League during the 1950s. There is a GAA pitch in the area called St. Joseph's Park. Dooniver is a part of the St. Colman's (Dooniver, Askill, The Valley, Dugort and Dookinella) local GAA team and the 'DVDs' (Dooniver, The Valley, Dugort) soccer team. The professional boxer Johnny Kilbane has relatives in the village.

Gallery

Image:dooniver.jpg|Sea view looking onto Inishbiggle image:dooniverr.jpg|Dun Eibher image:dooniver sign.jpg|Dooniver sign File:Dooniver swifts.jpg|Dooniver Swifts in the 1950s

References

"Dooniver Townland, Co. Mayo".
"Dún Ibhir / Dooniver". Placenames Database of Ireland.
"Sub-units of: Dún Ibhir/Dooniver". Placenames Database of Ireland.

Wikipedia Source

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