Mountbellew

Mountbellew
An Creagán (Irish)
Town
Statue of Bobbyjo, Mountbellew
Statue of Bobbyjo, Mountbellew
Mountbellew is located in Ireland
Mountbellew
Mountbellew
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°28′N 8°30′W / 53.47°N 8.50°W / 53.47; -8.50
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Dáil ÉireannGalway East
Elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Population774
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
H53
Telephone area code+353(0)91

Mountbellew or Mountbellew Bridge (historically Creggaun, from Irish: an Creagán, meaning 'the rocky place')[2] is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies mostly within the townland of Treanrevagh (Trian Riabhach) on the N63 national primary road. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 774.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Profile 1 - Population Distribution and Movement F1015 - Population: Mountbellew, Co. Galway". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)