Bun Cranncha/Buncrana

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Bun Cranncha

genitive: Bhun Cranncha

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(Irish)

Buncrana

(English)

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Glossary

bun

English (river-)mouth, bottom(-land)

Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Inis Eoghain Thiar/Inishowen West

civil parish

Fathain Íochtarach/Fahan Lower

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

foot of the Crannach
Crannach -- ainm abhann
English

foot of the Crannach
Crannach -- river name

Centrepoint

55.1341, -7.44944latitude, longitude

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Properties

POThere is or was once a post office here

Archival records

Historical references

1601	Boncranogh From the seawards six miles is another small castle, called Boncranogh, and a river into the Lough, where salmon is taken. At this place dwells Conor McGarrett O’Dogherty.	CSP 1600–1601, 276 Calendar of State Papers relating to Ireland, 1586-88 (ed. Hamilton); 1599-1600 (ed. Atkinson); 1615-25 (ed. Russell); 1625-32, 1666-69, 1669-70 (ed. Mahaffy).
1601	Bonecrannagh	CSP 1601-1603, 372 Calendar of State Papers relating to Ireland, 1586-88 (ed. Hamilton); 1599-1600 (ed. Atkinson); 1615-25 (ed. Russell); 1625-32, 1666-69, 1669-70 (ed. Mahaffy).
1608	Buncranagh	Survey Ulst. Leathanach: 170 "A booke of the Kings lands founde upon the last generall survey within the province of Ulster anno le:1608" MS. Rawlinson A.237 Anal.Hib. 3.151-218 Bliain foilsithe: 1608
1621	Boncranagh	Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 11 Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum Repertorium Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Bliain: 1829
1621	Bancranagh	Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 11 Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum Repertorium Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Bliain: 1829
1625	Boncrannagh	Inq. Ult. 1 CI Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum Repertorium Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Bliain: 1829
1625	toaghe de Boncrannagh	Inq. Ult. 1 CI Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum Repertorium Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Bliain: 1829
1655-7	Buncrancha	DS Contae (DG) The Down Survey - The County Donagall Ar fáil: https://downsurvey.tchpc.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php
1655-7	Buncrancha Castle	DS(TCD) Down Survey Barony Maps-(Leagan ar líne atá ag Coláiste na Trionóide)/Down Survey Barony Maps-(Online copy by Trinity College) Pubref: http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#c=Sligo
1661	Buncranah	Chic. Map Lord Chichester's Map of the Inishowen peninsula
1661	Buncranah	Parsons Hollar Map (BM) Map of Inishowen, showing loughs Swilly and Foyle and the land around. 1661 Etching. Wenceslaus Hollar, Sir William Parsons. Leagan ó Mhusaem na Breataine / Copy from The British Museum. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_Q-6-140
1669	The Castle, Manor, or Lordship, Town, and Tuogh of Boncranagh	Chic. Pat. 135 'confirmation of the Chichester Patents enrolled 1669', in R. M. Young, Historical Notices of Old Belfast and its vicinity (Belfast, 1896) lgh. 127-138.
1723	The eleven quarters of Buncranagh...	CGn. 39.252.25735; Vaughan to Fortescue: Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1740	Buncranna	Protestant Householders 45 Names of 14,400 Protestant householders for parts of the counties of Londonderry, Donegal, Antrim, Armagh and Tyrone taken from the returns to the Irish House of Commons concerning religion. 1740. (P.R.O., Dublin bundle 75 of Parliamentary religious returns). 147 pages of typescript. Ar fáil: https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/PRONI-T808-15258
1801	Buncranagh	McCrea DG William Mc Crea, A Map of County Donegal, 1801 Nóta: Cóip san Oifig Logainmneacha, Bliain foilsithe: 1801
1830	Bun Crannatha	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1969	bo̤nˈkrɑ̣nəhə	LASID IV, 30 Linguistic Atlas and Survey of Irish Dialects I (1958), II (1964), III (1966), IV (1969) Údar: H. Wagner

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