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Béal Deirg

Belderg
Village
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Pub in Belderg
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Béal Deirg
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°18′00″N9°33′00″W / 54.3000°N 9.5500°W / 54.3000; -9.5500 Coordinates: 54°18′00″N9°33′00″W / 54.3000°N 9.5500°W / 54.3000; -9.5500
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Mayo
Elevation
93 m (305 ft)
Irish Grid Reference F991401
Béal Deirg is the only official name. The anglicized spellings Belderg and Belderrig have no official status.

Béal Deirg (anglicized as Belderg or Belderrig) [1] is a Gaeltacht village and townland in County Mayo, Ireland. [2] At Belderrig Harbour there is a Mesolithic / Neolithic site dating to 4500-2500 cal. BC. The Céide Fields archaeological site lies about 6 km to the east of Belderrig.

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References

  1. Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. Index of Belderrig. Golden Langan. Accessed 28 July 2012.