A visit to Belleek, Co. Fermanagh in 2017

Описание: A slideshow of photos taken during a visit to Belleek in County Fermanagh on Monday 3rd July 2017.
Belleek (Irish Béal Leice) is a village in the west of County Fermanagh. It is on the border with County Donegal. The River Erne flows through Belleek.
Belleek is home to Belleek Pottery, the oldest pottery in Ireland.

A castle was built at Caol Uisce near Belleek at the entrance to Lower Lough Erne by Gilbert Costello in 1212. Belleek town in its present layout was founded on the Blennerhassett estate during the Plantation of Ulster in the early 17th century.

Belleek Pottery was founded in 1857 by John Caldwell Bloomfield. It led to the growth of Belleek and the village developed further with the founding of a cooperative creamery in 1899, a police station, a courthouse, post office and dispensary.

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Belleek was built in 1892 and was designed by William Hague. This church is of Gothic design and was built using limestone and sandstone. Belleek is in Belleek-Garrison Parish in the Diocese of Clogher.

Belleek Church of Ireland was consecrated in 1909.

Belleek is served by Bus Éireann Expressway Route 30 which links Belleek with Dublin City, Dublin Airport, Cavan, Enniskillen and Donegal. Ulsterbus provide limited connections on the longer route via Belcoo to Enniskillen.

The Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway served Belleek railway station from 1868 until 1957.