Bundoran

Bundoran
Bun Dobhráin
Town
Bundoran seafront
Bundoran seafront
Coat of arms of Bundoran
Motto(s): 
Fáilte, Sláinte, Beoite
"welcome, health, lively"
Bundoran is located in Ireland
Bundoran
Bundoran
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°28′31″N 8°17′02″W / 54.4754°N 8.2838°W / 54.4754; -8.2838
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
Dáil ÉireannSligo–Leitrim
EU ParliamentMidlands–North-West
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 • Total2,599
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
F94
Telephone area code+353(0)71
Irish Grid ReferenceG8761
Websitewww.discoverbundoran.com

Bundoran (Irish: Bun Dobhráin)[2] is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. The town is located near the N15 road near Ballyshannon, and is the most southerly town in Donegal. The town is a tourist seaside resort, and tourism has been at the heart of the local economy since the 18th century.[3] Bundoran is a surfing destination and was listed by National Geographic magazine in 2012 as one of the world's top 20 surf towns.[4]

  1. ^ "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Bundoran". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Bun Dobhráin/Bundoran". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Discover Bundoran - Tourist Information from Ireland's Capital of Fun!". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  4. ^ "World's 20 Best Surf Towns". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2013.