Tydavnet

Tydavnet, officially Tedavnet (Irish: Tigh Damhnata, meaning 'house of Damhnait'),[3] is a village in northern County Monaghan, Ireland, and also the name of the townland and civil parish in which the village sits. Both the Church of Ireland and Catholic church have Tydavnet named as a parish and in both cases, the geographical area is almost identical. The village is located on the R186 regional road.

Tydavnet
Tigh Damhnata
Tedavnet
Village
Pub in Tydavnet
Pub in Tydavnet
Tydavnet is located in Ireland
Tydavnet
Tydavnet
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°17′45″N 7°00′56″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Monaghan
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST (WEST))
Atlantic Bronze Age gold discs discovered at Tydavnet, County Monaghan[1][2]

History

Bronze Age gold

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes the Atlantic Bronze Age Tydavnet gold discs.[4][5] Dating from circa 2100 BC,[1] these discs were discovered in the roots of an old tree.[1] Raised lines, rows of dots and zig-zags produce a central cross surrounded by concentric patterns, were used to decorate the discs.[1] The techniques of repoussé, punching and polishing, and doming of the surfaces are not seen on other similar discs.[1] The pair of discs are on permanent display in the National Museum of Ireland.[1]

Foundation and name

The Irish name of the townland and village, Irish: Tigh Damhnata, meaning 'house of Damhnait', derives from the area's association with the 6th-century Irish saint, Saint Damnat.[lower-alpha 1] Damnat is thought to have founded a church in the area,[7] which is generally considered to have been located in the graveyard of the current village Catholic church.[8][9] This church, St. Dympna's Church, was originally erected in 1730, then rebuilt in the early 1900s and the interior renovated in the 1990s. It is one of the three existing Catholic churches in the parish.[10] The other two churches are located in Corlat, and in Urbleshanny, near Scotstown.

In 1206, the Normans plundered Tydavnet.[11][12] In 1302, a taxation list was the first recorded mention of the area.[12]

Transport

Local Link bus route M1 links the village with Monaghan several times daily from Mondays to Saturdays inclusive.[13][14]

Amenities and education

St. Dymphna's National School is a national (primary) school situated on the north end of the village.

Tydavnet Community Centre,[15] originally a school, is now used to host local events, local elections and drama. Tydavnet Village Community Centre Limited is partially funded by National Lottery funding.[16][17][18][19]

As of 2021, planning permission was granted for 13 houses in Tydavnet, including three-bedroom detached homes, and four-bedroom detached homes, opposite the community centre.[20]

Tydavnet has two public houses[21][22]

Sport

Scotstown GAA,[23] the local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club is primarily involved in Gaelic football. Although the team represents the entire parish of Tydavnet the club is named after one of the townland's villages, Scotstown. Páirc Mhuire, Scotstown is the home field of Scotstown GAA, with one full size field and two smaller fields.[24]

Awards and twinning

Tydavnet was a "Pride of Place Award" winner (in the 750–1500 to population category) in 2014.[25][26] The village also previously won Monaghan County Council's "Tidy Towns" competition.

The village is linked with Geel in Belgium, which also has a reputed connection to Saint Dymphna.[6] Tydavnet/Monaghan and Geel were officially twinned in 1992.[27][28][29]

Notable people

Further reading
  • Dolley, Michael (1978). "A Byzantine Copper Coin of the Twelfth Century from the Churchyard at Tydavnet, Co. Monaghan". Clogher Record. 9 (3): 374. doi:10.2307/27695768. JSTOR 27695768.
  • Smyth, James (1955). "Place Names of The Barony of Monaghan". Clogher Record. 1 (3): 15–21. doi:10.2307/27695411. JSTOR 27695411.
  • Dufaigh, Seosamh Ó; Duffy, Joseph (1999). "Medieval Monaghan: The Evidence of the Placenames". Clogher Record. 16 (3): 7. doi:10.2307/27699433. JSTOR 27699433.
  • Dufaigh, Seosamh Ó (2011). "Review of: A DICTIONARY OF IRISH SAINTS". Clogher Record. 20 (3): 579–582. ISSN 0412-8079. JSTOR 41412273.
  • McClelland, Aiken (1978). "Orangeism in County Monaghan". Clogher Record. 9 (3): 384–404. doi:10.2307/27695770. JSTOR 27695770.
  • Carville, Ann (1991). "The Impact of Partition Proposals on County Monaghan". Clogher Record. 14 (1): 37–51. doi:10.2307/27699328. JSTOR 27699328.
  • O'Daly, B. (1959). "St. Damhnat and St. Dimpna". Clogher Record. 2 (3): 415–431. doi:10.2307/27695480. JSTOR 27695480.
  • Charles-Edwards, Thomas (2007). "Saints' Cults and the Early Irish Church". Clogher Record. 19 (2/3): 173–184. doi:10.2307/27699564. JSTOR 27699564.
  • Gallachair, P. Ó (1957). "Clogher's Altars of the Penal Days. A Survey". Clogher Record. 2 (1): 97–130. doi:10.2307/27695446. JSTOR 27695446.
  • Tydavnet Parish Annual 2000.
  • Gilsenan, John; McKenna, Eileen (2011). Townlands of Tydavnet Parish. Scotstown: Knockatallon Development Co. Ltd. ISBN 978-0-9569958-0-3.
  • Greer, John V. (1993). Tydavnet Development Strategy. Tydavnet Community Council.

Notes and sources

Notes
  1. Other texts associate the area with a different saint, Saint Dymphna, who -whilst fleeing to Belgium to escape her pagan father's wrath- is said to have stopped in Tydavnet.)[6]

References
  1. Morgan, Deirdre (25 April 2014). "Bronze Age". Art History Leaving Cert. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. Canavan, Tony (29 August 2019). "MUSEUM EYE: Monaghan County Museum". History Ireland. Retrieved 14 January 2022. Above: One of the Tydavnet gold sundiscs, discovered by accident in the roots of an oak tree. (National Museum of Ireland)
  3. "Tigh Damhnata / Tedavnet (population centre)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. "7. Pair of Gold Discs". A History of Ireland in 100 Objects. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. O'Toole, Fintan. "Pair of gold discs, 2200-2000 BC". The Irish Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. Archos, Irene (6 December 2014). "St Dymphna: Patroness of the Mentally Ill and Victims of Sexual Abuse". Greek American Girl. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. "New Parish Priest For Tydavnet Is Formally Installed". Diocese of Clogher. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. "St. Dympna". tydavnet.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. "St. Dympna's Church". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  10. "Tydavnet, Clogher". Catholic Parish Registers. National Library of Ireland. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  11. Brown, Daniel (May 2013). "Select document: a charter of Hugh II de Lacy, earl of Ulster, to Hugh Hose (2 March 1207)". Irish Historical Studies. 38 (151): 492–510. doi:10.1017/S0021121400001619. S2CID 159825381. In 1206, the year after he was created earl of Ulster by King John, the forces of Hugh II de Lacy (d. 1242) devastated the ecclesiastical civitas of Armagh for ten successive days and nights. Then, turning southwest into Monaghan, de Lacy laid waste 'Teach Damhnata' (Tydavnet), 'Ceall Muragáin' (Kilmore), and Clones, before striking northwards into Tír Eógain. There, he attacked Tullaghoge, seat of the king of Cenél nEógain, Áed Méith Ua Néill (d. 1230), reaching as far north as Ciannachta (bar. Keenaght, County Londonderry). This campaign, undertaken with the 'Foreigners of Meath and of Leinster', was followed up in the beginning of 1207 with another assault on Armagh around St Brigid's day (1 February), which was severe enough to prompt Eugenius (Echdonn mac Gilla Uidir), archbishop of Armagh (d. 1217), to cross to the court of King John in order to 'succour the churches of Ireland and to accuse the Foreigners'.
  12. Allen, Kenneth. "Information board, Tydavnet Village". Geograph Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  13. Smyth, Padraic. "M1 - Monaghan Town Service Route Maps". TFI Local Link Cavan Monaghan. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  14. "Line Route M1 - Local Link Cavan Monaghan - Bus Schedules". Moovit. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  15. "Tydavnet group to depart to Gheel in Belgium". emyvale.net. May 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2022. Our photo below shows the group prior to departure at Tydavnet Community Centre.
  16. "Grants in 2002 grouped by county 31/05/2002" (PDF). assets.gov.ie. 2002.
  17. O Doighre, Brian, ed. (2005). A centre of community : Tydavnet Village Community Centre. Tydavnet, Co Monaghan: Tydavnet Village Community Centre. Retrieved 14 January 2022. via: National Library of Ireland
  18. "Millions in sports grants announced for Ulster". Irish Examiner. 29 March 2002. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  19. "Written Answers - National Lottery Funding. – Dáil Éireann (28th Dáil) – Wednesday, 2 May 2001". Houses of the Oireachtas. 2 May 2001. Tydavnet Village Community Centre Ltd
  20. "Planning permission granted for 13 new houses in Tydavnet village". NorthernSound. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  21. "Jacks' Bar · Tedavnet, Co. Monaghan, Ireland". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  22. "The Rock Inn · Tedavnet, Co. Monaghan, Ireland". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  23. "Home". scotstowngaa.ie. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  24. "Pairc Mhuire Scotstown". portal.sportskey.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  25. "Pride of Place 2014 Winners". IPB Pride of Place Awards. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  26. Corr, Veronica (21 November 2014). "Tydavnet Receives Top Honour in Pride of Place Awards". The Northern Standard. Tirkeenan, Monaghan, Ireland. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  27. Fisher, Michael (13 June 2013). "Monaghan welcoms Geel". Michael Fisher's News. Retrieved 14 January 2022. Tydavnet in County Monaghan has welcomed a group of fifteen visitors from Geel in Belgium, led by the new Mayor Vera Celis
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  29. Fisher, Michael (11 May 2017). "@fishbelfast: 25 Years of twinning #Geel Belgium and Tydavnet Monaghan reception by ambassador Philippe Rolande @BelgiumMFA". Twitter. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  30. "NEW GAME FROM TYDAVNET'S TERRY PROVES AN INSTANT SUCCESS". The Northern Standard. Tirkeenan, Monaghan, Ireland. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  31. "Monaghan native Caitriona Balfe tells why she made the right move". Irish Independent. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2014. Balfe, who grew up in a family of seven in the tiny village of Tydavnet...
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