Tamney

Tamney, also known as Tawney or Tawny (), is a small village and townland in Fanad in County Donegal, Ireland. It was the only postal town of the peninsula of Fanad (or Fannet/Fannett) in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when the region had a population of about 10,000. Tawny townland, which has an area of approximately , had a population of 40 people as of the 2011 census.

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a bullaun stone (in Tawny townland) and a ringfort (in Croaghan). St Columba's Catholic Church (in Croaghan) was built , with St. Columba's Parochial House (Tawny) built . The local national school, St Davadogs or Tamney National School, had an enrollment of 30 pupils as of 2024.

In 1904, Seumas MacManus wrote a one-act play ''The Townland of Tamney''. Provided by Wikipedia