Bellurgan

Bellurgan
Baile na Lorgan
Townland
Disused bridge, of the former Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway, at Bellurgan Point
Disused bridge, of the former Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway, at Bellurgan Point
Bellurgan is located in Ireland
Bellurgan
Bellurgan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°01′26″N 6°19′37″W / 54.024°N 6.327°W / 54.024; -6.327
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Louth

Bellurgan (Irish: Baile na Lorgan)[1] is a townland in the northeast of County Louth, Ireland. Located approximately 6km from the town centre of Dundalk, as of the 2011 census the townland had a population of 665 people.[2] Bellurgan townland has an area of approximately 8.44 square kilometres (3.26 sq mi).[3]

Its Irish name, Baile na Lorgan, derives from "baile" (meaning townland, town or homestead) and "lorgain" or "lorga" (long low ridge or strip of land).[1]

  1. ^ a b "Baile na Lorgan/Bellurgan". logainm.ie (in Irish). Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  2. ^ "CD163 - Louth Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 18 January 2024 – via data.gov.ie. Population [..] Townlands [..] Bellurgan, Ballymascanlan, Co. Louth [..] 665
  3. ^ "Bellurgan Townland, Co. Louth". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2024-01-17.