Belcarra, County Mayo

Belcarra Baile na Cora Ballycarra
Village
Belcarra Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°48′06″N 9°12′58″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Mayo
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Population  (2016)[1]	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 two general stores, two bars, hardware store and post office.^{[citation needed]} There is also a Catholic church (St. Annes) and a community centre.^[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

• John Blowick (1888–1972), missionary and theologian, was born in Belcarra.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland.

References

1. "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Belcarra". Central Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
2. "Baile na Cora / Belcarra". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
3. "Balla and Belcarra Parish". ballabelcarraparish.org. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
4. "Belcarra Community - History". belcarra.ie. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016.
5. "Castlebar - County Mayo - Belcarra Sports Centre". www.castlebar.ie. 20 January 2012.
6. "Belcarra Community - Sports". belcarra.ie. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016.
7. "Twinning of Ireland's and Canada's Belcarras". belcarra.ca. 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2019.