Bekan
Béacán | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Bekan railway station (closed in 1963) | |
  Bekan Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°45′43″N 8°51′04″W / 53.762062°N 8.851072°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M439781 |
Bekan or Becan (Irish: Béacán)[1][2] is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. Because of the almost entirely rural population, it is traditionally a farming community. The village is off the R323 road between Knock and Ballyhaunis. The local school is St. Joseph's National School.
The Connacht Gaelic Athletic Association Centre of Excellence was built outside the village in December 2012.[3]
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland: Bekan townland, logainm.ie; accessed 10 October 2016
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland: Bekan parish, logainm.ie; accessed 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Connacht GAA Centre - Connacht GAA". Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.