Bunnanadden
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Bunnanaddan
Bun an Fheadáin | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Mural in Bunnanaddan | |
  Bunnanaddan Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°03′08″N 8°36′18″W / 54.0522°N 8.6049°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G602125 |
Bunnanadden, Bunnanaddan or Bunninadden (Irish: Bun an Fheadáin)[1] is a small village in south County Sligo, Ireland. It is on the R296 road, 9 km from Tubbercurry and 8 km from Ballymote.
The village contains the parish church (The Sacred Heart of Mary), two pubs, a national school and sports hall. It formerly had two shops and a post office, the last of which closed in early 2011.
The village is in the parish of Bunnanadden with a second church in Killavil.
The local football club is Bunninadden GAA, founded in 1886, which also includes the parishes of Doocastle and Killavil.[2]
Landmarks
- Sonny McDonagh Memorial, an Irish Flute player in the South Sligo style, 1926-1991.[3]
Notable people
- John Scanlon, Wisconsin farmer/legislator
- Patrick James McDermott, a Bunnanadden shipping agent and fiddler, taught the fiddle to Michael Coleman, whose first performance at a fiddle convention was in Bunnanadden in 1908.[4]
References
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ "History". Bunninadden GAA. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ "Tour 2 - Memorial to Sonny McDonagh, 1926–91". Coleman Country. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ Carlin, Richard (2005). Folk. Infobase Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-8160-6978-1.
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