Bealadangan
Local name: Béal an Daingin
Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°19′01″ N 9°36′38″ W
- Elevation
- 14 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport82 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock84 km
About Bealadangan
Bealadangan is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 14 m.
Béal an Daingin or Béal a' Daingin (meaning "mouth of the stronghold", anglicized as Bealadangan) is a small Gaeltacht village in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The primary spoken language is Irish, and all but a few of the elderly population also speak English. A pub, a post office and a primary school (Scoil an Tuairín) are within a few miles. Other nearby villages are Leitir Móir and An Cheathrú Rua. Diarmuid Mac an Adhastair (1943–2015), born in Béal an Daingin, was an actor in the TV drama Ros na Rún.
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Climate of Bealadangan
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 135 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- November (135 mm)
- Driest month
- April (63 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 84 | 89 | 63 | 76 | 71 | 77 | 95 | 116 | 128 | 135 | 133 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Bealadangan
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 82 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 98 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 82 kmsoutheast
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 84 kmnortheast
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 127 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 98 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 176 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 224 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 281 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bealadangan
Within 100 km: 171 historic and cultural sites, 502 natural sites, 1,187 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km283 places
- Gorumna Island Island 8 kmSW
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 21 kmW
- Mweenish Island Island 16 kmW
- Inishmore Island 22 kmS
25–60 km551 places
- Inisheer Island 29 kmS
- Inishlyre Island 56 kmN
- White Strand Beach 33 kmNW
- Turbot Island Island 41 kmNW
60–100 km1,026 places
- White Strand Beach 63 kmS
- Dooniver Strand Beach 79 kmN
- Bush Island Island 90 kmSE
- Scattery Island Island 79 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bunnahill Mountain, County Galway1.7 km NE
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Leighon Island Island, County Galway2 km NW
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Lough Nafatha Lake, County Galway0.8 km NE
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Lough Aughagaddy Lake, County Galway0.9 km SE
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Evneenmore Island Island, County Galway3 km NE
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Inchamakinna Island, County Galway3.7 km S
Sources & licences
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