Dún Ibhir () is a townland and Gaeltacht village on Achill Island in County Mayo, Ireland.
Geography Dooniver is located on the east coast of Achill Island. Nearby areas include Askill, Tóin an tSeanbhaile (The Valley) and Bunnacurry. Geographical features within the townland of Dooniver include Bullsmouth (Béal an Bhulláin), Ship Point (Gob na Loinge) and Portaghurra Harbour (Port an Churaigh).
Dooniver has a number of beaches including Dooniver Strand and Bullsmouth Beach. Just off the village is the island of Innisbiggle.
Census
The following list taken from the Mayo County Council website shows the population of the village in the years 1841-1921.
Year Population Houses 1841 252 50 1851 219 45 1861 254 52 1871 280 60 1881 234 45 1891 213 41 1901 270 48 1911 260 43 1921 242 58
Facilities and amenities
Dooniver has a number of amenities, including a National School, hall, garage, plant hire, headstone maker and coffee shop. There is a bed and breakfast and caravan park. The village has one postbox, one bus stop and is served by Bus Éireann 440 once a day in each direction.
Education
Dooniver has a National School (founded in 1910). The National School was originally in Bullsmouth, but was later moved. Students had a choice of going to either McHale College or Scoil Damhnait which is located in Pollranny in the Achill area but now go to the new Colaiste Pobail Acla.
Sport Dooniver Swifts played in the Mayo Association Football League during the 1950s. There is a GAA pitch in the area called St. Joseph's Park. Dooniver is a part of the St. Colman's (Dooniver, Askill, The Valley, Dugort and Dookinella) local GAA team and the 'DVDs' (Dooniver, The Valley, Dugort) soccer team. The professional boxer Johnny Kilbane has relatives in the village.
See also List of towns and villages in Ireland
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References
External links Dooniver website (archived 2012) Achill Tourism Collins map of Dooniver (archived 2011)