Donnybrook is an unincorporated rural community in

North Huron The Township of North Huron is a municipality in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 when the Ontario government imposed amalgamation on municipalities throughout the province. Specifically, the former township of East Wawanosh wa ...

Huron County, Ontario Huron County is a county of the province of Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeast shore of its namesake, Lake Huron, in the southwest part of the province. The county seat is Goderich, also the county's largest community. The populat ...

, Canada.

History

Donnybrook was founded in the 1860s on the corner of what are now Huron County Road 22 and the Glen's Hill Road. At its peak, it had a hotel, tavern, general store, a blacksmith shop, a woodworking shop, an Orange Lodge and a church. By the end of the 1890s, most of Donnybrook's businesses were closed.Reflections of West Wawanosh, 1996. Page 578 The church survived until 1999, but presently, all that remains in Donnybrook is the church's cemetery.Plaque at the Donnybrook Cemetery, Glen's Hill Road, West Wawanosh, Ontario

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