Bun Cranncha

Buncrana, meaning 'mouth of the River Crana', takes its name from the river flowing from the Slieve Snaght and Eshakeen Mountains into Lough Swilly. The settlement grew from a medieval stronghold into a Georgian estate town and later a significant industrial centre on the Inishowen Peninsula. The O'Doherty clan held Buncrana through the medieval period, constructing O'Doherty's Keep circa the ...