Bunnanadden

Village in Connacht, Ireland

Bunnanaddan Bun an Fheadáin
Village
Mural in Bunnanaddan
54°03′08″N 8°36′18″W / 54.0522°N 8.6049°W / 54.0522; -8.6049
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 gaelic 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]
Church of the Sacred Heart, Bunninadden^[4]

Notable people

Michael Coleman, Irish folk musician^[5]
John Scanlon, Wisconsin farmer/legislator^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Placenames Database of Ireland
^ "History". Bunninadden GAA. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
^ "Tour 2 - Memorial to Sonny McDonagh, 1926–91". Coleman Country. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Reilly, Fr Michael (c. 2024). "Church Of the Sacred Heart, Bunninadden". achonrydiocese.org. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ "The History of Michael Coleman". Coleman Irish Music Centre. Retrieved 1 April 2024.