Donore Demesne
Donore may refer to the following places in Ireland: * Donore, County Meath, village near the Louth border * Donore, County Westmeath, a townland in Multyfarnham civil parish * Donore, Dublin The Liberty of Thomas Court and Donore (also known as the Earl of Meath's Liberty) was one of several manors, or liberties, that existed in County Dublin, Ireland since the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in the 12th century. They were adjacent to ...

Donore, County Meath
Donore (, meaning "fort of pride"), historically Dunower, is a small village in County Meath, Ireland. It lies near Drogheda on the border between County Meath and County Louth, in the Boyne Valley on the road between Drogheda and the Brú na Bóinne heritage site. During the late 17th century, the village was used as a defensive position by the Jacobite army of King James II against King William III during the Battle of the Boyne (1690). The Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre is located in the restored 18th century Oldbridge House, which is on the battle site, approximately 3 km north of Donore. The village more than doubled in population in the early 21st century, growing from 334 inhabitants as of the 2002 census to 760 as of the 2016 census. Donore now has a pub and restaurant, shops, a take-away and a hairdresser. The local Gaelic football team is called St Mary's. St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, which is in the center of Donore village, was built between c.18 ...
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Donore, County Westmeath
Donore is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north of Mullingar. Donore is one of 14 townlands of the civil parish of Multyfarnham in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers . The neighbouring townlands are: Ballynakill to the east, Tober to the south–east, Froghanstown and Multyfarnham to the south and Ballynaclonagh and Soho to the west. In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 5 houses and 25 inhabitants in the townland. Donore House, home to the Nugent family, was the largest estate in the area. It was sold to the Land Commission The Irish Land Commission was created by the British crown in 1843 to 'inquire into the occupation of the land in Ireland. The office of the commission was in Dublin Castle, and the records were, on its conclusion, deposited in the records tower t ... and the main house was demolished in the 1970s.
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