Bun an Churraigh
Bun an Churraigh or Bun a' Churraigh is a small Gaeltacht village in the north of Achill Island in County Mayo, Ireland. The village has a national school, a Roman Catholic church, and formerly had a monastery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Ireland
- Also known as: “Bun a‘ Churraigh” and “Bunacurry”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Achill Island.
Achill Island
Photo: Hootsmac, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Achill Island is an island just off the coast of County Mayo in the west of Ireland, linked by a bridge to the mainland. It's Ireland's largest island, with some farming but mostly uncultivated heath and hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include An Caiseal and Tonatanvally.
An Caiseal
Locality
An Caiseal is a small Gaeltacht village on the east side of Achill Island in County Mayo, Ireland. Villages neighboring Cashel include Gob an Choire, Bun an Churraigh and Sáile.
Tonatanvally
Village
Photo: Yurgenphogen, CC BY 3.0.
Tóin an tSeanbhaile is a small village located on the north east point of Achill Island, Ireland. It lies within the Mayo Gaeltacht. Tonatanvally is situated 4½ km north of Bun an Churraigh.
Dugort
Village
Dugort, sometimes spelled Doogort, is a historical village on Achill Island in County Mayo, Ireland. It is next to Slievemore mountain. There are two blue flag beaches in Dugort: Silver Strand which is located at the foot of the Slievemore Mountain and the Golden Strand which is located further east. Dugort is situated 5 km northwest of Bun an Churraigh.
Bun an Churraigh
- Category: locality
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.975° or 53° 58′ 30″ northLongitude
-9.975° or 9° 58′ 30″ westElevation
33 metres (108 feet)Open location code
9C5GX2FG+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 52259062OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Bun an Churraigh” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bun an Churraigh”
- Catalan: “Bun an Churraigh”
- Dutch: “Bun an Churraigh”
- Georgian: “ბუნახური”
- German: “Bun an Churraigh”
- Irish: “Bun an Churraigh”
- Russian: “Бунакерри”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Bun an Churraigh”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bunacurry Old Cemetery and Franciscan Brothers Cemetery.
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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 “Bun an Churraigh”. Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.