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Bunnanadden, Bunnanaddan or Bunninadden (Irish: Bun an Fheadáin)[1] is a small village in south County Sligo, Ireland. It is on the R296 road, 9 km from Tubbercurry and 8 km from Ballymote.

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Bunnanaddan Bun an Fheadáin
Village
Mural in Bunnanaddan
Bunnanaddan Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°03′08″N 8°36′18″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Sligo
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Irish Grid Reference	G602125

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 parish of Bunnanadden with a second church in Killavil.

The local football club is Bunninadden GAA, founded in 1886, which also includes the parishes of Doocastle and Killavil.[2]

Landmarks

• Sonny McDonagh Memorial, an Irish Flute player in the South Sligo style, 1926–1991.[3]

Notable people

• John Scanlon, Wisconsin farmer/legislator
• Patrick James McDermott, a Bunnanadden shipping agent and fiddler, taught the fiddle to Michael Coleman, whose first performance at a fiddle convention was in Bunnanadden in 1908.[4]

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