placenamesBouladuff
An Bhuaile Dhubh
Bouladuff, also known as the Ragg, preserves a nineteenth-century crossroads house and records of local trade, emigration and community improvement.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Bhuaile Dhubh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Bouladuff · English · main form
Place & story
Bouladuff House at the crossroads
Bouladuff House dates from about 1850 and occupies a prominent position at the village crossroads. The architectural inventory records a symmetrical two-storey frontage with decorative plaster bands and fluted window surrounds. A round-headed doorway and fanlight form the centrepiece, while cast-iron gates and railings mark the boundary. These surviving details give the building its particular character despite later replacement windows and doors. [2]
Laurence Fanning, publican and returned emigrant
Family research identifies Laurence Francis Fanning as a publican and farmer at Bouladuff after years spent in the United States. Born at nearby Lissaroon in 1874, he eventually settled here with his wife Bridget. The family's published records include a photograph of him outside his public house and a 1911 census return. His working life connects the village's trade with the repeated journeys between Ireland and America made by local emigrants. [3]
The village recorded in 2008
The 2008 TidyTowns adjudicator recorded an active local committee and the national school's involvement in recycling. The report noted the school's 2005 extension, improvements to the church grounds and careful maintenance of the older and newer cemeteries. It also described bridge date signs and the local GAA grounds. Read as a dated record, the assessment documents the combined work of residents, schoolchildren and community organisations on the village's public spaces. [4]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Bouladuff. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Bouladuff House,registration22403415 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Laurence Francis Fanning of Bouladuff,1874–1938 · Kathleen,Fanning Family History
- Inch-Bouladuff-Ragg,TidyTowns adjudication2008 · TidyTowns
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-08-12. How this page was prepared.