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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Village in County Galway, Ireland
Village in Connacht, Ireland
Belclare (Irish : Béal Chláir , meaning 'Mouth of the Plain'[1] County Galway , western Ireland . The village is on the R333 road approximately 7 km from Tuam . It has a little parish church (The Church of the Sacred Heart), a small primary school, a shop, pub and post office, a community centre, a GAA pitch and a playground.
Geography [ edit ]
Knockma, also known as Castle Hackett hill, is situated 2 km west of Belclare. Maeve , the legendary Queen of Connacht, is reputed to be buried in the Cairn on the summit of the hill - from there are panoramic views.[2]
Belclare is part of the parish of Corofin .
Politics [ edit ]
Mark Killilea Jnr , the Fianna Fáil politician noted for describing supporters of his party as "people who eat their dinner in the middle of the day", lived in Belclare and died at his home there.[3]
Current TD for Galway East , Seán Canney is from Belclare.[4]
As part of the parish of Corofin, its parish Gaelic football team won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 1998 (defeating Erin's Isle ),[5] 2015 (defeating Slaughtneil ).[6] 2018 Championship (defeating Nemo Rangers ),[7] 2019 Championship (defeating Dr Crokes ) [8] 2020 Championship (defeating Kilcoo ) [9] [10]
Popular culture [ edit ]
The 1969 film, Alfred the Great A Very Unlucky Leprechaun , starring Warwick Davis and Tim Matheson , was filmed at Castlehackett House and Knockma. The 2004 TV series Foreign Exchange Zachary Garred and Lynn Styles, was filmed at Castlehackett House which was called "O'Keeffe's College" in the series.[11]
The Countdown Channel 4 in 2015), is originally from Belclare.[12] University of Plymouth , having earlier attended St Jarlath's College and NUI Galway locally.[13]
Gallery [ edit ]
Welcome to Belclare
Sacred Heart Church August 2023
Sacred Heart Church August 2023
View of the
turlough from Belclare
Ruined castle on Knockma
View from the top of Knockma Hill
References [ edit ]
^ Collins, Liam (6 January 2019). "Former TD who helped resurrect Charles Haughey's political career" . Sunday Independent Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2021 .
^ https://www.seancanney.com/about-me/
^ Kelly, Niall (18 March 2015). " . Archived from the original on 11 August 2015.
^ Boyle, Donnchadh (17 March 2015). "Corofin's pace and power too much for Slaughtneil as they claim second All-Ireland title" . Irish Independent . Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015 .
^ "Classy Corofin are All-Ireland club football champions: As it happened" . Irish Independent . 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018 .
^ "AIB GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Club Championship" . Gaelic Athletic Association Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2021 .
^ "Corofin 1-12 0-7 Kilcoo" . Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2021 .
^ "Corofin Win All-Ireland Club Title for Third Year in a Row - Commentary and Reaction" . 19 January 2020. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2021 .
^ "Castlehacket House | Castlehacket House Belclare | Knockma House" . Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021 .
^ "Belclare's Kevin Steede a Countdown champ" . Galway Advertiser
^ "Kevin Steede" . Retrieved 18 November 2018 .
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