Bunnanadden

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.

Bunnanaddan

Bun an Fheadáin
Village
Mural in Bunnanaddan
Bunnanaddan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°03′08″N 8°36′18″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Sligo
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Irish Grid ReferenceG602125

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]
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References
  1. Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. "History". Bunninadden GAA. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  3. "Tour 2 - Memorial to Sonny McDonagh, 1926–91". Coleman Country. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. Carlin, Richard (2005). Folk. Infobase Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-8160-6978-1.
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