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Buncrana

Buncrana is a town in County Donegal

County Donegal

County Donegal is a county located in the west of the Province of Ulster, in the northwest of Ireland. It is one of three counties in the Province of Ulster that do not form part of Northern Ireland....
, the northwest of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
, located on the Inishowen

Inishowen

Inishowen is a peninsula in County Donegal, and also the largest peninsula in Ireland. It pre-dates the formation of the county in which it is located by centuries....
peninsula, along Lough Swilly

Lough Swilly

Lough Swilly in Ireland is a fjord-like body of water lying between the western side of the Inishowen in County Donegal and the Fanad Peninsula with the rest of northern Donegal....
, 10 kilometres from Derry

Derry

Derry or Londonderry , often called the Maiden City, is a City status in the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland....
and 43 kilometres from Letterkenny

Letterkenny

Letterkenny is the largest town in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. It is located on the River Swilly. Despite its size, Letterkenny is not the County Town of County Donegal....
. Neds Point Fort

Neds Point Fort

Neds Point Fort is one of several Napoleonic batteries built along the shores of Lough Swilly in county Donegal, to defend the north west of Ireland....
lies to the north of the town. It is the second largest town in County Donegal and the largest in Inishowen

Inishowen

Inishowen is a peninsula in County Donegal, and also the largest peninsula in Ireland. It pre-dates the formation of the county in which it is located by centuries....
. In the 2006 Census, the population of Buncrana was recorded as 5,911 including the rural vicinity.

name Buncrana comes from the Irish Bun Cranncha, which translates to "The Foot Of The Crana", the Crana being the river alongside which Buncrana is situated.

chieved a brief fame in 1972, when after Operation Motorman

Operation Motorman

Operation Motorman was an operation carried out by British Army forces in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. The operation started at 4:00am 31 July 1972 to retake the No-go areas established in Belfast and Derry in the aftermath of Operation Demetrius the previous year....
it became the place of refuge for many Provisional Irish Republican Army

Provisional Irish Republican Army

The Provisional Irish Republican Army , is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation that considers itself a direct continuation of the Irish Republican Army that fought in the Irish War of Independence....
members from Derry

Derry

Derry or Londonderry , often called the Maiden City, is a City status in the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland....
.
rana railway station opened on 9 September 1864, was closed for passenger traffic on 6 September 1948, and finally closed altogether on 10 August 1953.

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Buncrana is a town in County Donegal

County Donegal

Republic of Ireland

Inishowen

Lough Swilly

Derry

Derry or Londonderry , often called the Maiden City, is a City status in the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland....
and 43 kilometres from Letterkenny

Letterkenny

Neds Point Fort

Inishowen

Name

The name Buncrana comes from the Irish Bun Cranncha, which translates to "The Foot Of The Crana", the Crana being the river alongside which Buncrana is situated.

History

It achieved a brief fame in 1972, when after Operation Motorman

Operation Motorman

Provisional Irish Republican Army

Derry

Derry or Londonderry , often called the Maiden City, is a City status in the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland....
.

Transport

Buncrana railway station opened on 9 September 1864, was closed for passenger traffic on 6 September 1948, and finally closed altogether on 10 August 1953. Lough Swilly Buses continues to service the area with a bus service seven days a week with around 12 buses per day going to Buncrana from Derry and vice-versa.

People

Daniel Devlin
Daniel Devlin

Daniel Joseph Devlin was a prosperous businessman, Chamberlain , and prominent citizen of New York City.Devlin was born at Buncrana, in 1814....
(1814-1867), a prosperous businessman, City Chamberlain
Chamberlain (office)

A chamberlain is an officer in charge of managing a great house. In many countries there are ceremonial posts associated with the household of the sovereign....
, and prominent citizen of New York City
New York City

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was born in Buncrana.
Frank McGuinness
Frank McGuinness

Frank McGuinness is an award-winning Irish playwright, translation and poet....
, an Irish playwright, translator and poet was born in the town.
Ray McAnally
Ray McAnally

Ray McAnally was an Ireland actor famous for his performances in films such as The Mission , My Left Foot , and A Very British Coup....

Twinning

Campbellsville, Kentucky

Campbellsville is a city in Taylor County, Kentucky, Kentucky, United States. The population within city limits was 10,498 at the 2000 United States Census....
, USA

United States

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Prestwich, UK

Buncrana

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Twinning

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