Bealadangan

Infobox Irish Place
name = Bealadangan
gaeilge = Béal an Daingin
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north coord = 53.3169 | west coord = 9.6106 | irish grid = L927308
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province = Connacht
county = County Galway
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census yr = 2002
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Bealadangan (Irish place name|Béal an Daingin|Dingle Harbour) is a small village in the heart of Connemara (Conamara), a rocky windswept area on the Atlantic coast, in County Galway, Ireland. The primary language is Irish, and all but a few of the elderly population also speak English. There is a pub, a post office and an elementary school (Toureen) located a couple of miles down the road.

This area is rich in tradition. Many of the residents continue to cut turf (peat) for use in heating their homes during the long winter months. Sean Nós singing is still performed locally, and is rarely heard outside the area.

Raidió na Gaeltachta is the local Irish language radio station and many local singers and musicians can be heard through their [http://www.rte.ie/rnag/ website] .

The name derives from the Irish "béal an daingin" meaning "the mouth of the secure place".

Other local villages of interest are Leitir Móir and An Cheathrú Rua.

ee also

*List of towns in the Republic of Ireland