Donore is a

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

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, Ireland. It is located about north of

Mullingar Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, Ireland, Midland Region, with a population of 22,667 in the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. The Counties of M ...

. Donore is one of 14 townlands of the

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of Multyfarnham in the

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of Corkaree in the

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. 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

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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 ...

and the main house was demolished in the 1970s.Donore House
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