Belcarra, County Mayo

Belcarra is a village in County Mayo, Ireland about south-east of the county town of Castlebar.
There are a number of shops in the village, including one general store, two bars, a hardware store and a butcher's. There is also a caravan and camping park, a Catholic church, a community centre, a primary school, a sports centre, an old fashioned basketball court & a riverside walk. The community centre plays host to several clubs, including a Foroige Club and evening classes.
The small village received its first county award for the tidiest village in Mayo in 1977, going on to win the county Tidy Towns Award on fourteen occasions in total.
A new sports hall, built beside the community centre, was officially opened in April 2013.
Belcarra was twinned with Belcarra, British Columbia, Canada in 2007.

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