Bellanaleck
Village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
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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 towards Cavan and Dublin. In the 2021 census it had a population of 714.[citation needed] It is situated within Fermanagh and Omagh district.
Bellanaleck
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Cleenish Church of Ireland, Bellanaleck | |
  Bellanaleck Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 714 (2021 Census) |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ENNISKILLEN |
| Postcode district | BT92 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| UK Parliament | |
| NI Assembly | |
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]
Demography
On census day in 2011 (27 March 2011), there were 532 people living in Bellanaleck,[4] of whom
- 58.46% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic religion and 33.83% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' religion;
- 32.52% indicated that they had a British national identity, 40.60% had an Irish national identity and 28.95% had a Northern Irish national identity*. (* Respondents could indicate more than one national identity)
- 11.53% had some knowledge of Irish;
- 2.52% had some knowledge of Ulster-Scots; and
- 3.14% did not have English as their first language.
People
- 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
