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Electoral division

Buncrana Urban

Bun Cranncha (Uirbeach)

Buncrana Urban is a electoral division in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBuncrana Urban55.13343° N · 7.45685° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

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

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Bun Cranncha (Uirbeach) · Irish · main form
  • Buncrana Urban · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Electoral division
County
Donegal
Coordinates
55.13343, -7.45685
Logainm ID
1372421 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Buncrana Urban. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-05-09. How this page was prepared.