1607. SEPTEMBER 14th, FLIGHT OF EARLS FROM LOUGH SWILLY WITH THEIR ENTIRE RETINUE.
1798. NOVEMBER 3rd, THEOBALD WOLFE TONE LANDED AS A PRISONER AT BUNCRANA FROM THE FRENCH WARSHIP LA HOCHE.
1810. LAST FATAL DUEL IN IRELAND, FOUGHT AT DRUMINDERRY BRIDGE NEAR BUNCRANA (WILLIAM TODD V BATEMAN).
1811. DECEMBER 4th, HMS SALDANHA LOST AT THE ENTRANCE TO LOUGH SWILLY WITH ENTIRE CREW OF 274 HANDS.
1812. MAY 18th, SOLD IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE MARQUIS OF DONEGALL TO ISAC TODD, THE ENTIRE TOWN OF BUNCRANA (SPELT BONECRANNAGH OR BUNCRANAGH).
1839. JANUARY 5th, NIGHT OF THE " BIG WIND".
1861. FIRST SEWING MACHINES TO REACH INISHOWEN ARRIVED IN BUNCRANA, DURING THE NIGHT IT WAS WRECKED BY TAILORS AND GARMENT WORKERS, WHO FEARED LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT.
1867. LOUGH SWILLY HOTEL BUNCRANA BUILT.
1870. OCTOBER, RAILWAY COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN DERRY AND BUNCRANA SUSPENDED FOR ALMOST A WEEK OWING TO FLOODING, MAIN ROAD BRIDGE BETWEEN BUNCRANA STATION AND TOWN SWEPT AWAY.
1894. DECEMBER 22nd, MOST DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE IN INISHOWEN SINCE " NIGHT OF THE BIG WIND ".
1903. JULY 28th, OVER 10,000 VISITORS COME TO BUNCRANA FOR THE VISIT OF KING EDWARD VII AND QUEEN ALEXANDRA TO BUNCRANA.
1905. OCTOBER 5th, BUNCRANA FOR THE FIRST TIME IS ELECTRICALLY LIGHTED, FIRST TOWN IN DONEGAL TO HAVE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY.
1907. NATIONAL TELEPHONE SERVICE EXTENDED FROM DERRY TO BUNCRANA.
1917. JANUARY 31st, 68 VICTIMS OF THE LAURENTIC DISASTER ARE BURIED AT FAHN.
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1922. MARCH 27th, R.I.C VACATED BUNCRANA POLICE BARRACKS THE LAST OCCUPIED IN INISHOWEN.
1924. RECOVERY COMPLETED OF 3,168 TONS (OUT OF 3,211) GOLD BARS, FROM THE WRECK OF THE LAURENTIC, LOUGH SWILLY VALUED AT OVER £4,000,000.
1931. HOSIERY FACTORY ESTABLISHED IN BUNCRANA.
1938. OCTOBER 3rd, FORTS DUNREE AND LENAN HANDED OVER TO IRISH MILITARY.
1948. JULY 13th, BUNCRANA VISITED BY HRH DUKE OF EDINBURGH (UNOFFICIAL).
1948. SEPTEMBER 6th, FIRST DOUBLE DECKER BUSES RUN ON THE DERRY TO BUNCRANA ROAD.
