Bundoran
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Bun Dobhráin
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| Stato: |  Irlanda |
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| Provincia: |  Ulster |
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| Contea: |  Donegal |
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| Coordinate: | 54° 28' 31" Nord; 8° 17' 1" Ovest |
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| Anno Pop. cittadina Pop. rurale |
() 1706 ab. 258 ab. |
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Bundoran (Bun Dobhráin in gaelico irlandese) è una località turistica della costa sud-occidentale del Donegal, in Irlanda. L'attrazione più importante è senz'altro la vasta spiaggia, molto apprezzata da chi pratica il surf, che ha portato poi all'apertura di un centro per il golf e di una piscina con scivoli. L'abitato è situato lungo la strada N15 a poca distanza da Ballyshannon ed a circa tre ore e mezzo di tragitto da Dublino, anche se il tempo di viaggio è da tempo decresciuto grande ad una nuova strada che la mette in collegamento con la vicina Sligo.
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[modifica] Divertimenti
Bundoran è famosa per il surf, avendo una spiaggia nel centro del paese (Main Beach), ed un'altra, Tullan Strand, nelle vicinanze. Main beach è controllata da bagnini durante la stagione estiva. Tullan Strand presente delle correnti a vortice che la rendono pericolosa per il nuoto, ma è una spiaggia adatta al surf durante l'estate, con onde più alte rispetto alla spiaggia del paese. Rossnowlagh, a 15 minuti di auto da Bundoran, è la spiaggia più sicura per i principianti, senza correnti e con bagnini in servizio. C'è una passeggiata da Main Beach a Tullan Strand attraverso le colline, chiamata la "rougy walk". Il club locale appartenente alla Gaelic Athletic Association è il Realt na Mara (Bundoran GAA).
[modifica] The By-Pass
In April 2006 the new 80 million euro Bundoran/Ballyshannon bypass rendered the resort more accessible for visitors who come there each summer. The Drowes River where the southern part of the bypass commences and which separates Leitrim and Donegal is also the demarcation point between the provinces of Connacht to the south and Ulster to the north. It was the largest major infrastructural development in the south of the county, since the inception of the Great Northern Railway, which ran to Bundoran between 1866 and 1957.
[modifica] History and Famous People
Its initial claim to fame was as a place of relaxation for the Ascendancy and even into the early part of the 20th century was advertised as the Brighton of Ireland, in travel and tourist literature.
One of the pioneers of the Credit Union movement in Ireland, the late Fr Paddy Gallagher came from the town.
Bundoran or as it is known in Irish "Bun Dobhrain" which means the foot of the little water was actually, up until over a century ago two separate villages. Bundoran was the village west of the bridge over the River Bradog, this area is now known as the West End. East of the bridge almost a mile away, was the village of Single Street. In between these two separate communities lay the historic townland of Drumacrin. The area of Drumcacrin is now part of what is todays town centre. It was only after the opening of the railway station in 1866 which was called Bundoran that the two distinct communities developed and merged to what we know nowadays to be Bundoran. Single Street was where the majority of the local native population lived. Across the bridge in what is now the West End, was the area of residence favoured by the more affluent classes.
The first official mention of Bundoran was in 1777 when Viscount Enniskillen built Bundoran Lodge, his summer residence. This building still exists to this day and is now known as Homefield House. The Viscount seems to have started a trend amongst his contemporaries as more and more of them discovered Bundoran and visited it to enjoy the seaside location and the associated health benefits.
Indeed such was its popularity that Bundoran became known as the Brighton of Ireland. With the advances in travel, in particular the railway, Bundoran's popularity spread across the class barriers. With the opening of the railway link to Belfast and onto Dublin more and more people from the east coast of Ireland discovered the appeal of Bundoran and returned year after year. It was during this period that Bundoran emerged as one of Ireland's most popular seaside resorts. Hotels and lodging houses started to spring up around the town. The best-known hotel and indeed one of Bundoran's best landmarks the Great Northern Hotel was constructed by the Great Northern Railway Company during this period.
[modifica] Biology
[modifica] Algae
Until recently (21st Century) the algae of County Donegal had not been well studied. However in 1895 an article about the rock-pools in Bundoran was published written by Duerden.[1] In this J.E.Duerden reported ther result of his study of the shore with Prof. Johnson and Mr Mitchell. He reported the algae and fauna among which was Lithothamnion polymorphum, now renamed Phymatolithon purpureum, (it may be this specimen which is preserved in the Ulster Museum as specimen no. F373).
[modifica] Collegamenti esterni
- BBC View
- Last Resort
- Bundoran Surf Company
- Waterworld
- Fire-Brigade
- Bundoran Glowbowl - Ten Pin Bowling Centre
Wikimedia Commons contiene file multimediali su Bundoran
[modifica] References
- ^ Duerden, J.E. 1895 The rosk-pools of Bundoran. Ir Nat. J. 4: 1 - 7
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[modifica] Voci correlate
- Wikimedia Commons contiene file multimediali su Bundoran
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