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Bellurgan
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Bellurgan (Irish: Baile na Lorgan)[1] is a townland in the northeast of County Louth, Ireland. Located approximately 6km from the town centre of Dundalk, as of the 2011 census the townland had a population of 665 people.[2] Bellurgan townland has an area of approximately 8.44 square kilometres (3.26 sq mi).[3]
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Bellurgan
Baile na Lorgan | |
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Townland | |
![]() Disused bridge, of the former Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway, at Bellurgan Point | |
Coordinates: 54°01′26″N 6°19′37″W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Louth |
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Its Irish name, Baile na Lorgan, derives from "baile" (meaning townland, town or homestead) and "lorgain" or "lorga" (long low ridge or strip of land).[1]