Belcarra, County Mayo
Belcarra
Baile na Cora Ballycarra | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Belcarra Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°48′06″N 9°12′58″W / 53.801727°N 9.216184°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Population | 228 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M198842 |
Belcarra (Irish: Baile na Cora)[2] is a village in County Mayo, Ireland about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-east of the county town of Castlebar.
There are a number of shops in the village, including one general store, two bars (one open, one currently for sale), a hardware store and a butcher's. [citation needed] There is also a caravan and camping park, a Catholic church (St. Annes), a community centre, a primary school, a sports centre, an old fashioned basketball court & a riverside walk. [3][4] The community centre plays host to several clubs, including a Foroige Club (organised for the young people of the village) and evening classes.[citation needed]
The small village received its first county award for the tidiest village in Mayo in 1977,[4] going on to win the county Tidy Towns Award on fourteen occasions in total.[4]
A new sports hall, built beside the community centre, was officially opened in April 2013.[5][6]
Belcarra was twinned with Belcarra, British Columbia, Canada in 2007.[7]
People
[edit]- John Blowick (1888–1972), missionary and theologian, born Belcarra
- Luke McNicholas, professional footballer in EFL League One and League of Ireland[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Belcarra". Central Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Baile na Cora / Belcarra". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Balla and Belcarra Parish". ballabelcarraparish.org. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Belcarra Community – History". belcarra.ie. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Castlebar – County Mayo – Belcarra Sports Centre". castlebar.ie. 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Belcarra Community – Sports". belcarra.ie. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Twinning of Ireland's and Canada's Belcarras". belcarra.ca. 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Belcarra native to make Wrexham loan switch a permanent move". Western People. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
