Bunnanadden, Bunnanaddan or Bunninadden ( ga, Bun an Fheadáin) 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 football club is Bunninadden GAA, founded in 1886, which also includes the parishes of Doocastle and Killavil.
Landmarks
* Sonny McDonagh Memorial, an
Irish Flute
The Irish flute is a conical-bore, simple-system wooden flute of the type favoured by classical flautists of the early 19th century, or to a flute of modern manufacture derived from this design (often with modifications to optimize its use in Ir ...
player in the South Sligo style, 1926–1991.
Notable people
*
John Scanlon
John Scanlon (September 10, 1841 – December 6, 1895) was an American farmer from Symco, Wisconsin who spent one term as a Greenback Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
Background
Scanlon was born in ...
, Wisconsin farmer/legislator
References
Electrification of Bunninadden, 1955
Towns and villages in County Sligo
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