Bekan or Becan () is a village in
County Mayo, Ireland. Because of the almost entirely rural population, it is traditionally a farming community. The village is off the
R323 road between
Knock and
Ballyhaunis
Ballyhaunis () is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. It is at the crossroads of the N60 and N83 National secondary roads and on the railway line linking Dublin to Westport and Ballina.
It is thought that the town grew up around St Mary's Augu ...
. The local school is St. Joseph's National School.
The Connacht
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include t ...
Centre of Excellence was built outside the village in December 2012.
Sport
Eastern Gaels is the local
Gaelic Football club, which represents both Bekan and
Brickeens. The Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence is the major sporting facility in the area. The centre is just outside the village. The centre has a 3G pitch, five floodlit
Gaelic games pitches, and a
gym
A gymnasium, also known as a gym, is an indoor location for athletics. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term " gymnasium". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learning spaces in educational i ...
nasium.
Transport
Bekan railway station opened on 1 January 1909 and closed on 17 June 1963.
Further reading
* ''Béacán/Bekan: Portrait of an East Mayo Parish'', edited by Fr. Michael Comer and Dr.
Nollaig Ó Muraíle
Nollaig Ó Muraíle is an Irish scholar. He published an acclaimed edition of Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh's ''Leabhar na nGenealach'' in 2004. He was admitted to the Royal Irish Academy in 2009.
Life and career
A native of Knock, County Mayo, Ó ...
, published in 1986.
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
Towns and villages in County Mayo
Civil parishes of County Mayo
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