Bealadangan Explained

Official Name:Béal an Daingin
Other Name:Bealadangan
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Connacht
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Galway
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2002
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:53.3138°N -9.6163°W
Elevation M:1
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference
Footnotes:As this is a Gaeltacht village, the Irish Béal an Daingin is the only official name. The anglicized spelling Bealadangan has no official standing.

Béal an Daingin or Béal a' Daingin (meaning "mouth of the stronghold", anglicized as Bealadangan) is a small Gaeltacht[1] village in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

The primary spoken language is Irish, and all but a few of the elderly population also speak English. A pub, a post office and a primary school (Toureen) are within a few miles. Other nearby villages are Leitir Móir and An Cheathrú Rua.

Diarmuid Mac an Adhastair (1943–2015), born in Béal an Daingin, was an actor in the TV drama Ros na Rún.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Béal an Daingin / Bealadangan . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 27 March 2024 . Properties [..] Gaeltacht .
  2. Web site: Ros na Rún's Diarmuid Mac an Adhastair dies . Irish Examiner . 11 July 2015 .
  3. Web site: Mac An Adhastair, Diarmuid (1943–2015) . ainm.ie . National Database of Irish-language Biographies . Mártan . Ó Ciardha . 27 March 2024 . ga .