Bellurgan
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 / 54.024°N 6.327°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Louth |
Bellurgan (Irish: Baile na Lorgan) 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. Bellurgan townland has an area of approximately 8.44 square kilometres (3.26 sq mi).
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).