Bellanaleck

Bellanaleck
Irish: Bealach na Leice
Cleenish Church of Ireland, Bellanaleck
Bellanaleck Bellanaleck shown within Northern Ireland
Population	213 (2001 Census)
District	Fermanagh and Omagh
County	County Fermanagh
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	BT
Dialling code	028
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
NI Assembly	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
List of places UK Northern Ireland Fermanagh

Bellanaleck (from Irish: Bealach na Leice, meaning "pass of the flagstone"^[1]) 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.

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.^[2] Services operate daily including Sundays. Ulsterbus route 58 from Enniskillen to Belturbet via Kinawley also serves Bellanaleck several times a day, Mondays to Saturdays.^[3]

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

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
Andrew McKibbin, Former surgeon at the Erne Hospital, Enniskillen.

↑ Flanagan, Deirdre & Laurence; Irish Place Names, page 182. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ISBN 0-7171-3396-6
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
↑ http://www.translink.co.uk/Services/Ulsterbus-Service-Page/Routes--Timetables/All-Timetables1/Ulsterbus-Service-58-Outbound/

Places in County Fermanagh

List of places in County Fermanagh

Towns	Enniskillen

Villages and townlands	Aghadrumsee Aghakeeran Aghanaglack Arney Ballinamallard Ballycassidy Belcoo Bellanaleck Belleek Blaney Boho Brookeborough Carn Carr Castle Balfour Castle Coole Clabby Clogherbog Derrygonnelly Derrylin Derryvore Donagh Drumbegger Drumlaghy Drumskinny Ederny Florencecourt Garrison Glenkeel Holywell Irvinestown Kesh Killadeas Kilnamadoo Killydrum Kinawly Knockmore Knocknahunshin Knocks Lack Laragh Letterbreen Levally Lower Lisbellaw Lisnarick Lisnaskea Macken Magheraveely Maguiresbridge Monea Moylehid Newtownbutler Pettigo Reyfad Rosslea Skea Springfield Tamlaght Tattykeeran Teemore Tempo Trory Tullyhommon Tullygerravra

Landforms	Badger Pot Boa Island Belmore Benaughlin Caves of Tullybrack and Belmore hills Cliffs of Magho Cuilcagh Devinish Hanging Rock Knockmore Lough Erne Lough MacNean Lough Melvin Lusty Beg Island Lustymore Island Marble Arch Caves Slieve Beag Slieve Rushen White Island

Baronies	Clanawley Clankelly Coole Knockninny Lurg Magheraboy Magherastephana Tirkennedy

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