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Barony

Bunratty Lower

Bun Raite Íochtarach

Bunratty Lower is a barony in Clare. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBunratty Lower52.73755° N · 8.74697° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

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 Raite Íochtarach · Irish · main form
  • Bunratty Lower · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Barony
County
Clare
Coordinates
52.73755, -8.74697
Mapped area
280.28 km²
Logainm ID
17 ↗

Sources & further reading

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

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2016-09-29. How this page was prepared.