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Bundoran coast, Ireland
Bundoran coast, Ireland. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
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- Bundoran coast, Ireland
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BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Bundoran
How work, access and surfing shaped Bundoran.
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Bundoran (Irish: Bun Dobhráin) is a town in County Donegal, Ireland.
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BEFORE TOURISM
Work at the water’s edge
The community had a maritime and fishing heritage linked to the historic Bundrowes fishery, in the townland of Magheracar, Bundoran.
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1868
The shore becomes reachable
The opening of the Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway (E&BR) in 1868 connected Bundoran railway station with Ireland's growing railway network and made the town more accessible from Belfast, Dublin and other population centres on the east and north-east coasts of Ireland.
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Bundoran Church of Our Lady, Star of the Sea S 2010 09 24
South view of the church with the canted porch in front. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
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- South view of the church with the canted porch in front
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2012
Surfing reads the same coast differently
Bundoran is a surfing destination and was listed by National Geographic magazine in 2012 as one of the world's top 20 surf towns.
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Bundoran is recorded at 54.472° N, 8.282° W. A surf map fixes a name to one stretch of moving water, but the place changes with tide, swell direction, wind and the shape of the seabed.
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Bundoran coast, Ireland
Bundoran coast, Ireland. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Bundoran coast, Ireland
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- original
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- Open-licence photograph
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TODAY
Bundoran now
The town hosted the European Surfing Championships in 1985 and again in 2011 and has been consistently named as the top beginner beach in Ireland by Red Bull Surf breaks in the town are suitable for beginners, intermediate and professionals.
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THE LEDGER
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This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
Bundoran coast, Ireland
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Bundoran Church of Our Lady, Star of the Sea S 2010 09 24
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Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Bundoran overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.