Donegore
Donegore (historically Dunogcurra, ) is the name of a hill, a townland, a small cluster of residences, and a civil parish in the historic barony of Antrim Upper, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Donegore lies approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Antrim town. 154 acres of the townland lies in the civil parish of Grange of Nilteen (also in Antrim Upper). The largest settlement in the parish is the village of Parkgate. Donegore Hill stands prominently above the Six Mile Water valley, with views to the east, south, and most notably the west, where it overlooks Lough Neagh and the Sperrins beyond. History 

The area was the site of main camp of the United Irishmen prior to the Battle of Antrim, in the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Weaver poet, James Orr wrote a poem entitled Donegore Hill on the subject. The parish contains fortified earthworks and other archaeological remains, both ancient (including a neolithic causewayed enclosure) and mediaeval. The Church of Ireland (Anglican) parish church, St. John's, dates back at least to the 14th century. The churchyard is the burial site of (among others) poet and artist Sir Samuel Ferguson. Since 1922, the Church of Ireland parish has been united with the adjacent parish of Templepatrick. The parish is served also by two Presbyterian churches: First Donegore in Parkgate and Second straddling the boundary of Dunamuggy and Ballywee. Townlands in the Parish of Donegore 

Ballyclaverty  
Ballygowan  
Ballynoe  
Ballysavage  
Ballywee  
Ballywoodock  
Browndod
Cromy and Taggarts Land
Donegore  
Drumagorgan  
Dunamuggy  
Durham's Land  
Ferguson's Land  
Freemanstown  
Halftown  
Rathbeg  
Rathmore  
Tobergill

See also 
List of villages in Northern Ireland
List of civil parishes of County Antrim

References 

Villages in County Antrim
Townlands of County Antrim
 
Civil parish of Grange of Nilteen
Causewayed enclosures