Dún Soinneán

Dunsinane (Irish Dún Soinneán) takes the element dún, meaning fort, and its attributed gloss, St. Senan's fort, comes from an 1840 Ordnance Survey name book entry by O'Donovan, which links the name to the saint Senan. The element soinneán has no separate explanation on record. The place lies in Bantry barony, within Templescoby civil parish and The Leap electoral division. Deeds registered in ...