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Townland

Buncam East

Bun Cam Thoir

Buncam East is a townland in Mayo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBuncam East53.80519° N · 9.27760° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

bun(river-)mouth, bottom(-land)

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Bun Cam Thoir · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Buncam East · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Carra
Civil parish
Ballyhean
Coordinates
53.80519, -9.27760
Mapped area
0.42 km²
Logainm ID
35719 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Buncam East. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.