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Population
  
213 (2001 Census)

Country
  
Postcode district
  
BT

Local time
  
Thursday 1:11 PM

Province
  
Ulster

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

EU Parliament
  
Dialling code
  
028

Bellanaleck

Weather
  
7°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 71% Humidity

UK parliament constituency
  

Bellanaleck (from Irish: Bealach na Leice, meaning "pass of the flagstone") is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It lies just south of Enniskillen on the main A509 (N3) road from Ballyshannon to Dublin. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 213. It is situated within Fermanagh and Omagh district.

Contents

Map of Bellanaleck, Enniskillen, UK

Transport

Bellanaleck is a stop on the Donegal-Enniskillen-Cavan-Dublin Airport-Dublin Bus Éireann Expressway route 30. There is a coach in each direction every two hours during the day as well as an overnight journey. Services operate daily including Sundays. Ulsterbus route 58 from Enniskillen to Belturbet via Kinawley also serves Bellanaleck several times a day, Mondays to Saturdays.

Demography

According to the 2001 census, Bellanaleck had a population of 213 people, of these:

  • 21% were from a Catholic background
  • 74% were from a Protestant background
  • 5% were stated as other
  • People

  • Cathal McConnell, traditional flute player and singer, is from Bellanaleck. He is also a founding member of the famed international group The Boys of the Lough.
  • Father Brian D'Arcy, Passionist priest and newspaper columnist, grew up in Bellanaleck.
  • Mickey MacConnell, musician and writer of the song Only Our Rivers Run Free
  • References

    Bellanaleck Wikipedia


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