Bellanaleck

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Bellanaleck
Fermanagh

Cleenish Church of Ireland, Bellanaleck
Location
Grid reference: H236386
Location: 54°17’45"N, 7°38’20"W
Data
Population: 213  (2001)
Dialling code: 028
Local Government
Council: Fermanagh and Omagh
Parliamentary
constituency:
Fermanagh and South Tyrone

Bellanaleck is a small village in Fermanagh. It stands just south of Enniskillen on the main A509 road, which becomes the N3 road in the Irish Republic heading towards Cavan and Dublin. In the 2001 the village had a population of 213.

The name 'Bellanaleck' is from the Irish Bealach na Leice, meaning 'Pass of the flagstone'.[1]

References

  1. Flanagan, Deirdre & Laurence; Irish Place Names, page 182. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ISBN 0-7171-3396-6