Donnybrook, Ontario

Donnybrook is an unincorporated rural community in North Huron, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.[1][2]

Donnybrook
Unincorporated rural community
Donnybrook Cemetery
Donnybrook Cemetery
Donnybrook is located in Ontario
Donnybrook
Donnybrook
Location in Ontario
Donnybrook is located in Canada
Donnybrook
Donnybrook
Donnybrook (Canada)
Coordinates: 43°50′11″N 81°28′55″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyHuron
TownshipNorth Huron
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNBC CodeFAZFH[1]

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.[3] The church survived until 1999, but presently, all that remains in Donnybrook is the church's cemetery.[4]

References

  1. "Donnybrook". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
  2. "North Huron". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
  3. Reflections of West Wawanosh, 1996. Page 578
  4. Plaque at the Donnybrook Cemetery, Glen's Hill Road, West Wawanosh, Ontario


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