About Belcarra |
Belcarra (Irish: Baile na Cora) is a village in County Mayo, Ireland about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-east of the county town of Castlebar.
The village consists of a shop, a butcher, two bars, hardware store, plumbing merchant, kitchen manufacturer, car sales and many other businesses. There is also a catholic church (St. Anne's), and a community centre as well as our local primary school. The community centre plays host to several clubs including a Foroige Club (organised for the young people of the village) and evening classes. The small village received its first county award for the tidiest village in Mayo in 1977, going on to win the county Tidy Towns Award on fourteen occasions in total. A new sports hall, built beside the community centre, was officially opened in April 2013. Belcarra was twinned with Belcarra, British Columbia, Canada in 2007. Thanks to a strong community, we now have our very own Cycling Club which is affiliated with Cycling Ireland. |