Bunnanadden, Bunnanaddan or Bunninadden () is a small village in south

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. It is on the R296 road, 9 km from

Tubbercurry Tubbercurry or Tobercurry () is the second-largest town in terms of both population and land area in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It lies at the foot of the Ox Mountains, on the N17 road (Ireland), N17 national primary road, and ...

and 8 km from

Ballymote Ballymote () is a market town in southern County Sligo, Ireland. It is around 20 km south of Sligo town in the province of Connacht, which is in the north-west of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Ballymote lies in the Barony (Ireland), barony ...

. 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

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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.

Landmarks

* Sonny McDonagh Memorial, an Irish Flute player in the South Sligo style, 1926–1991. * Church of the Sacred Heart, Bunninadden

Notable people

* Michael Coleman, Irish folk musician *

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, Wisconsin farmer/legislator

References

Electrification of Bunninadden, 1955
Towns and villages in County Sligo {{Sligo-geo-stub