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Civil parish

Belclare

Béal Chláir

Belclare is a civil parish in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBelclare53.49649° N · 8.93611° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

béalopening, approach, mouthclárplank bridge; plain

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Béal Chláir · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Belclare · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Galway
Barony
Clare
Coordinates
53.49649, -8.93611
Mapped area
31.83 km²
Logainm ID
915 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Belclare. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.