Bekan, County Mayo Explained

Bekan
Native Name:Irish: Béacán
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Connacht
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Mayo
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2002
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:53.7621°N -8.8511°W
Elevation M:84
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Bekan or Becan [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]

Sport

Eastern Gaels is the local Gaelic Football club, which represents both Bekan and Brickeens. The Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence is the major sporting facility in the area. The centre is just outside the village. The centre has a 3G pitch, five floodlit Gaelic games pitches, and a gymnasium.

Transport

Bekan railway station opened on 1 January 1909 and closed on 17 June 1963.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.logainm.ie/36083.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland: Bekan townland
  2. http://www.logainm.ie/1763.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland: Bekan parish
  3. Web site: Connacht GAA Centre - Connacht GAA. 17 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151118081743/http://connachtgaa.ie/connacht-gaa-centre/. 18 November 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: Bekan station. Railscot-Irish Railways. 12 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070926042407/http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. 26 September 2007. live.