Tydavnet

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Village in County Monaghan, Ireland

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::summary Village in County Monaghan, Ireland ::

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Tydavnet, officially **Tedavnet ** (), 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.

History

Bronze Age gold

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

Foundation and name

The Irish name of the townland and village, , derives from the area's association with the 6th-century Irish saint, Saint Damnat. Damnat is thought to have founded a church in the area, which is generally considered to have been located in the graveyard of the current village Catholic church. 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. The other two churches are located in Corlat, and in Urbleshanny, near Scotstown.

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

Transport

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

Amenities and education

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

Tydavnet Community Centre, 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.

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.

Tydavnet has two public houses

Sport

Scotstown GAA, 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.

Awards and twinning

Tydavnet was a "Pride of Place Award" winner (in the 750–1500 to population category) in 2014. 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. Tydavnet/Monaghan and Geel were officially twinned in 1992.

Notable people

Notes and sources

Notes

References

References

  1. (25 April 2014). "Bronze Age".
  2. (29 August 2019). "MUSEUM EYE: Monaghan County Museum".
  3. "Tigh Damhnata / Tedavnet (population centre)". [[Placenames Database of Ireland]].
  4. (1 December 2019). "New Parish Priest For Tydavnet Is Formally Installed".
  5. "St. Dympna".
  6. "St. Dympna's Church".
  7. "Tydavnet, Clogher". [[National Library of Ireland]].
  8. (May 2011). "Tydavnet group to depart to Gheel in Belgium".
  9. (2002). "Grants in 2002 grouped by county 31/05/2002".
  10. (2005). "A centre of community : Tydavnet Village Community Centre". Tydavnet Village Community Centre.
  11. (29 March 2002). "Millions in sports grants announced for Ulster". [[Irish Examiner]].
  12. (2 May 2001). "Written Answers - National Lottery Funding. – Dáil Éireann (28th Dáil) – Wednesday, 2 May 2001".
  13. (2021-03-31). "Planning permission granted for 13 new houses in Tydavnet village".
  14. "The Rock Inn · Tedavnet, Co. Monaghan, Ireland".
  15. "Home".
  16. "Pairc Mhuire Scotstown".
  17. "Pride of Place 2014 Winners".
  18. (November 21, 2014). "Tydavnet Receives Top Honour in Pride of Place Awards". The Northern Standard.
  19. (May 11, 2017). "@fishbelfast: 25 Years of twinning #Geel Belgium and Tydavnet Monaghan reception by ambassador Philippe Rolande @BelgiumMFA".
  20. "NEW GAME FROM TYDAVNET'S TERRY PROVES AN INSTANT SUCCESS". The Northern Standard.
  21. Carney, Kevin. (29 November 1991). "Down Memory Lane: A super Monaghan man on and off the pitch". Hogan Stand.

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