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Bunbeg

An Bun Beag, meaning "the small river mouth", is a small Gaeltacht village and townland in , Ireland. It is officially the smallest townland in Gaoth Dobhair, but today the name Bunbeg is used to describe a large region of the parish.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: gaeltacht village in County Donegal, Ireland
  • Also known as: “An Bun Beag”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair and Donegal Airport.

Theater building
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, anglicized as Gweedore Theatre, is a local theatre in the Gaeltacht region of in the parish of , , .

Aerodrome
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is a regional airport in Ireland, serving and the north-west. It is located on the coast, 2 NM south-west of Bunbeg in Carrickfinn, a townland in , a district in north-west County Donegal. is situated 3 km southwest of Bunbeg.

Cemetery
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is situated 3 km north of Bunbeg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Derrybeg and Annagary.

Village
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Doirí Beaga, is a Gaeltacht village and townland in the parish of in , . It includes RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta regional studios, a Gaelic Athletic Association, club and a golf club.

Village
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Anagaire is a village in district in , Ireland. As of 2022, the population was 309. is situated 4½ km south of Bunbeg.

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Gaoth Dobhair or is an Irish-speaking area on the northwest corner of . Its main settlements are Bunbeg and Derrybeg on the coast, Brinlack further north, and Dunlewey inland, with a population of 4065 in 2003.

Bunbeg

Latitude
55.05972° or 55° 3′ 35″ north
Longitude
-8.30028° or 8° 18′ 1″ west
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IE BUN
Open location code
9C7H3M5X+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52252199
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2965934
Wiki­data ID
Q2563229
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Bunbeg” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “An Bun Beag”
  • Basque: “Bunbeg”
  • Catalan: “An Bun Beag”
  • Dutch: “Bunbeg”
  • German: “An Bun Beag”
  • Irish: “An Bun Beag”
  • Italian: “An Bun Beag”
  • Italian: “Bunbeg”
  • Japanese: “バンベッグ”
  • Lithuanian: “Bunbegas”
  • Polish: “An Bun Beag”
  • Russian: “Банбег”
  • Spanish: “An Bun Beag - Doirí Beaga”
  • Turkish: “Bunbeg”
  • Ukrainian: “Банбег”
  • “An Bun Beag”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ballindrain and Lecknameaskery.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gweedore Celtic and Gweedore Fire Station.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bunbeg”. Photo: John Daye, CC BY-SA 3.0.