About Bonane
Situated on the main N71 road between Kenmare and Glengarriff, Bonane derives its name from Fionn Mac Cumhaill, the mythological leader of the Fianna, who maintained a Both or hunting lodge here - hence the old Gaelic name Both-Fhionáin or Fionn's house. The Fianna was made up of landless young men and women, often young aristocrats, who had not yet come into their inheritance of land. During the winter the Fianna were quartered and fed by the nobility, during which time they would keep order on their behalf, but during the summer, they were obliged to live by hunting for food and for pelts to sell.
