Belcarra | |
Native Name: | Irish: Baile na Cora |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Other Name: | Ballycarra |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Connacht |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | County Mayo |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population: | 228 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 53.8017°N -9.2162°W |
Elevation M: | 33 |
Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Belcarra [2] is a village in County Mayo, Ireland about 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. 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.
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]