Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Belleek
Also known as: Béal Leice, Contae Fhear Manach
Belleek in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Kenneth Allen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Belleek is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Belleek (from Irish Béal Leice 'mouth of the flagstones') is a large village and civil parish in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. While the greater part of the village lies within County Fermanagh, part of it crosses the border and the River Erne into County Donegal. It lies in the historic barony of Lurg. It had a population of 904 people in the 2011 Census, and is situated within Fermanagh and Omagh district, around 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Ballyshannon. July is normally the warmest month in Northern Ireland, and the highest summer temperatures of all occur inland, furthest away from the cooling influence of the Atlantic. A long-standing high temperature record for Northern Ireland (30.8 °C) was recorded at Knockarevan in County Fermanagh on 30 June 1976, which was not surpassed until the heatwave of July 2021 (peaking at 31.4 °C, recorded at Armagh). The village is the most westerly settlement in Northern Ireland and thus the most westerly settlement in the United Kingdom. The majority of the pottery is still produced in Belleek today using the same procedures of over 165 years.
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Background
History
There is evidence of Neolithic settlers in the area, and later legend has it that Fionn mac Cumhail's men sharpened their swords on the big limestone rock at Belleek Falls. (The flagstone, which gave its name to the area, was destroyed together with the falls during drainage works in the 1880s). The Battle of Belleek 1593, also known as the Battle of the Erne Fords, took place in the build-up to the Nine Years' War. Belleek along with Pettigo was occupied in the summer of 1922 in an action by elements of the I.R.A. designed to undermine the position of Northern Ireland. Two companies of regular British Army troops, sent in by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Winston Churchill, in…
Description
Located on the border, there were a number of incidents in Belleek during the Troubles – which resulted in eight fatalities between 1972 and 1992.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.4821, -8.0866
- District
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Postcode
- BT93 3GJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Sources
- wikidata: Q2894846 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Belleek, County Fermanagh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Belleek?
- Belleek is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT93 3GJ).
- What is Belleek?
- Belleek in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Belleek?
- Drivers can use postcode BT93 3GJ.
- Is Belleek free to visit?
- Yes, Belleek is free to enter.
- How do I get to Belleek?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT93 3GJ. It sits within the Fermanagh and South Tyrone parliamentary constituency.