Bealadangan

Béal an Daingin or Béal a' Daingin (anglicized as Bealadangan) is a small Gaeltacht[1] village in Connemara (Conamara), County Galway, Ireland. The primary spoken language is Irish, and all but a few of the elderly population also speak English. There is a pub, a post office and a primary school (Toureen) within a few miles of the village.

Béal an Daingin

Bealadangan
Village
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°19′01″N 9°36′38″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Irish Grid ReferenceL927308
As this is a Gaeltacht village, the Irish Béal an Daingin is the only official name. The anglicized spelling Bealadangan has no official standing.

Local traditions include the continued cutting of turf (peat) for use in heating homes. Sean-nós singing is still performed locally. Raidió na Gaeltachta is the local Irish-language radio station and some local singers and musicians can be heard on the station.

The name of the village derives from the Irish béal an daingin meaning the mouth of the stronghold.

Other nearby villages are Leitir Móir and An Cheathrú Rua.

Notable people
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See also

References
  1. Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. Irish Examiner, Ros na Rún's Diarmuid Mac an Adhastair dies
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