Bealadangan
Béal an Daingin
Bealadangan | |
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Village | |
  Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°19′01″N 9°36′38″W / 53.3169°N 9.6106°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Irish Grid Reference | L927308 |
| As this is a Gaeltacht village, the Irish Béal an Daingin is the only official name. The anglicized spelling Bealadangan has no official standing. | |
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.
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.[citation needed]
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
- Diarmuid Mac an Adhastair, 1944-2015 - An Irish actor who portrayed the character Seamus Mhicil Tom on the Irish drama, Ros na Rún.[2]
