Belcarra
Baile na Cora Ballycarra | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°48′06″N 9°12′58″W / 53.801727°N 9.216184°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Mayo |
Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
Population | 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]