BROWSE
townland
An Bun
genitive: an Bhuna
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Bun
(English)

Glossary

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

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

54.0808, -7.42647latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1640
Bunn
Inq. Ult.
1640
Bunn
Inq. Ult.
1652
Bunn
Comm. Surv.
1660c
Bunn
BSD (Ca)
1700c
Bun lower, Uper
Carvaghs
1835
Bunn
Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca062,7
1835
Bunn
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca062,7
1835
Bun Upper & Lower
Printed List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca062,7
1835
Bunn
"See Annagh Par" [dúch];
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca062,7
1835
Bun, 'a base, or bottom; mouth of a river'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca062,7

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