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Belleek is a village in the west of County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland on the River Erne. It straddles the border with County Donegal, the majority of Belleek being in Fermanagh, but a small part is in the Republic of Ireland. It had a population of 836 people in the 2001 Census. It is situated in the Fermanagh District Council area. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ...
Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Enniskillen Area: 1,691 km² Population (est. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (De facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (De facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Office suspended...
The Erne is an 120 km long river in the north of Ireland. ...
Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ...
Census 2001 is the name by which the national census conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 is known. ...
Fermanagh District Council is a Local Council in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. ...
Nowadays Belleek is a thriving market town with a variety of pubs, shops, restaurants and a hotel. It is most famous for the fine parian china produced there at the Belleek Pottery, the oldest pottery in Ireland. The china is valued by collectors from all over the world. It is also a noted location for angling and other recreational activities and is now linked to the River Shannon by canal. The River Shannon (Irish: Sionainn), Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connaught) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ...
History
In earlier times Neolithic settlers appeared around the village and legend has it that Fionn mac Cumhail's men sharpened their swords on the big limestone rock at Belleek Falls. An array of Neolithic artefacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools Excavated dwellings at Skara Brae Scotland, Europes most complete Neolithic village. ...
Fionn mac Cumhail (earlier Finn or Find mac Cumail or mac Umaill, pronounced roughly Finn mac Cool) was a legendary hunter-warrior of Irish mythology, also known in Scotland and the Isle of Man. ...
A royal castle was built at Caol Uisce near Belleek at the entrace to Lower Lough Erne by Gilbert Costello in 1212. Belleek village in its present layout was founded on the Blennerhassett estate during the Plantation of Ulster in the early 1600s. Categories: Ireland-related stubs | Irish loughs ...
Events The first Great Fire of London burns most of the city to the ground Battle of Navas de Tolosa Childrens crusade Crusaders push the Muslims out of northern Spain In Japan, Kamo no ChÅmei writes the HÅjÅki, one of the great works of classical Japanese...
Å“The Plantation of Ulster was a planned process of colonisation which took place in the northern Irish province of Ulster during the early 17th century in the reign of James I of England. ...
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The establishment of the pottery in 1857 saw the start of growth and the village developed further with the founding of a cooperative creamery in 1899, a police station, a courthouse, post office and dispensary. 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
The Troubles For more information see The Troubles in Belleek (Fermanagh), which includes a list of incidents in Belleek during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.
Places of interest - The internationally renowned Belleek Pottery manufactured in the village is currently owned by American millionaire, George Moore. It was founded in 1857 by John Caldwell Bloomfield who declared that any piece with the slightest flaw would be destroyed and this is still the case today. The first examples of this fine Parian china were made using kaolin and feldspar deposits found in the lands surrounding Castle Caldwell. With the establishment of the pottery new houses were built for workers in Rathmore Terrace and in Hawthorn Terrace. There is a visitor's centre at the pottery.
- A stained glass window featuring a potter’s hands is located above the altar in St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church. This was built in 1903 at a cost of £2000.
1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Kaolin Kaolinite (Aluminium Silicate Hydroxide) Kaolinite is a clay mineral with the chemical composition Al2Si2O5(OH)4. ...
Feldspar is the name of an important group of rock-forming minerals which make up perhaps as much as 60% of the Earths crust. ...
1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
People A Bogside mural commemorates Dalys action on Bloody Sunday. ...
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A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Transport The Enniskillen to Bundoran railway line ran through Belleek until 1956. Coles Monument Enniskillen (Inis Ceithleann in Irish) is the county town of Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. ...
Bundoran (Bun Dobhráin in Irish) is a very popular tourist town on the coast of County Donegal, Ireland. ...
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2001 Census Belleek is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with a population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 836 people living in Belleek. Of these: April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
- 26.4% were aged under 16 and 22.1% were aged 60 and over
- 46.8% of the population were male and 53.2% were female
- 87.8% were from a Catholic background and 11.6% were from a Protestant background
- 4.5% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service Protestantism is one of three primary branches of Christianity. ...
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