BROWSE
townland
Bun an Ghleanna
genitive: Bhun an Ghleanna
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Bunaglanna
(English)

Glossary

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

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

52.0639, -8.43233latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1783
Bonyglenaugh
CGn. Leathanach: 348.421.234537
1841-2
Baunaglanna
BS:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,8
1841-2
Bonyglana
Champion, Rev. R. G. :AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,8
1841-2
Bunaghlanna (i.e. bottom of glen)
Heaphy, C. :AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,8
1841-2
Bunaglanna
OD:AL
1841-2
Baunaglanna
MacNamara, M. :AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,8
1841-2
Bunaglanna
Map (Proprietor):AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,8
1841-2
Bon-a-glanna
McCarthy, Rev. E.:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,8
1841-2
Bonyglana
TAB Leathanach: Co 013 1,8
1841-2x
Ban an ghleanna
“Field of the glen, E. C. It is my opinion that ‘bun a ghleanna,’ i.e. bottom or lower part of the glen, is the true name.” [Nóta OD]䌀牡楲ݧ
EC:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,8
1917
Bun a Ghleanna - "Glen Bottom (End)".
The old people use Bun a Bhaile, "Village End", as a synonym
PRIA 34 C 1 Leathanach: 10

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