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Manorcunningham, or Manor (, meaning "the manor of Fort Cownyngham") is a small village and 
MCDA are also developing plans for the wider village, inclusive of health natters, outreach services, and infrastructure.
There are two local shops, takeaway, post office and a hairdressers in the village. Religious services are held in both the Church of Ireland and Presbyterian Churches, with the Roman Catholic services held in the local Catholic church located on the outskirts of the village.
A regular Lough Swilly bus service once ran through the village towards either Letterkenny or Derry until 2014 when the company ceased trading. Bus Éireann took over the route, however their bus service only stops on the main N13 road adjacent to the village, with no buses from Bus Éireann travelling through the main village from 2014 onwards. A new dedicated covered bus shelter was built at the main road junction with the village.
Transport is also available via Gallaghers Coach Company, who run a service between Annagry and Belfast via Derry, and which will stop in Manorcunningham at request.
townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...
in County Donegal
County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconn ...
, Ireland
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. It is located 7 kilometers from Letterkenny
Letterkenny ( ga, Leitir Ceanainn , meaning 'hillside of the O'Cannons'), nicknamed 'the Cathedral Town', is the largest and most populous town in County Donegal, a county in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Letterkenny lies on the R ...
on the main road to Derry. It is known locally and throughout Donegal as just Manor.
Currently housing development is ongoing and quickly becoming a place to live and commute to the major towns such as Letterkenny.
History
Before the Plantation of Ulster, Mannorcunningham was part of thetownland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...
of Magheramore (historically spelt as ''Machrimore'' and ''Maghrimore''; ).
Transport
Manorcunningham railway station opened on 30 June 1883, closed for passenger traffic on 3 June 1940, and finally closed altogether on 10 August 1953.
Amenities
The Local Community Resource Centre hosts a number of local community groups under the umbrella organisation called Manorcunningham Community Development Ltd. often referred to as MCDA, who run the Community Resource Centre. The facility has a computer suite, with broadband access, and hosts Fitness, boxing, parent & toddler group, women's group, historical society, festival committee, Lagan Harps Football Club, Irish & old time dancing, and community youth projects. In 2007 the centre held their first Community Festival in over 22 years and now plan to hold an annual event.
MCDA are also developing plans for the wider village, inclusive of health natters, outreach services, and infrastructure.
There are two local shops, takeaway, post office and a hairdressers in the village. Religious services are held in both the Church of Ireland and Presbyterian Churches, with the Roman Catholic services held in the local Catholic church located on the outskirts of the village.
A regular Lough Swilly bus service once ran through the village towards either Letterkenny or Derry until 2014 when the company ceased trading. Bus Éireann took over the route, however their bus service only stops on the main N13 road adjacent to the village, with no buses from Bus Éireann travelling through the main village from 2014 onwards. A new dedicated covered bus shelter was built at the main road junction with the village.
Transport is also available via Gallaghers Coach Company, who run a service between Annagry and Belfast via Derry, and which will stop in Manorcunningham at request.
People
* Major General Sir James Murray Irwin, doctor in the British Army *Erminda Rentoul Esler
Erminda Rentoul Esler (1852? – 1924) was an Irish novelist who wrote romances and fiction expressing Presbyterian moral values. She was well known in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for her novels and short stories, and was published ...
, novelist
See also
* List of populated places in IrelandReferences
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