Doneraile
Dún ar Aill | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 52°13′02″N 8°35′05″W / 52.2172°N 8.5847°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Cork |
Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
Population | 857 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | R601074 |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1821 | 2,456 | — |
1831 | 2,652 | +8.0% |
1841 | 2,722 | +2.6% |
1851 | 1,856 | −31.8% |
1861 | 1,475 | −20.5% |
1871 | 1,314 | −10.9% |
1881 | 1,208 | −8.1% |
1891 | 833 | −31.0% |
1901 | 797 | −4.3% |
1911 | 829 | +4.0% |
1926 | 809 | −2.4% |
1936 | 740 | −8.5% |
1946 | 801 | +8.2% |
1951 | 775 | −3.2% |
1956 | 745 | −3.9% |
1961 | 725 | −2.7% |
1966 | 710 | −2.1% |
1971 | 799 | +12.5% |
1981 | 920 | +15.1% |
1986 | 846 | −8.0% |
1991 | 815 | −3.7% |
1996 | 761 | −6.6% |
2002 | 800 | +5.1% |
2006 | 759 | −5.1% |
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Doneraile (Irish: Dún ar Aill, meaning 'fort of the cliff'),[7] historically Dunnerail, is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is on the R581 regional road 8 km (5.0 mi) east of the N20 road, which runs from Limerick to Cork. It is about 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Mallow town. It is on the River Awbeg, a branch of the Blackwater. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[7] Doneraile is part of the Cork East Dáil constituency.