Belturbet
Belturbet
Béal Tairbirt | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Main Street | |
Belturbet Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°06′N 7°27′W / 54.1°N 7.45°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Cavan |
| Barony | Loughtee Lower |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,610 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | H14 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)49 |
| Irish Grid Reference | H361168 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | 2,010 | — |
| 1831 | 2,026 | +0.8% |
| 1841 | 2,070 | +2.2% |
| 1851 | 2,054 | −0.8% |
| 1861 | 1,789 | −12.9% |
| 1871 | 1,759 | −1.7% |
| 1881 | 1,807 | +2.7% |
| 1891 | 1,675 | −7.3% |
| 1901 | 1,587 | −5.3% |
| 1911 | 1,371 | −13.6% |
| 1926 | 1,307 | −4.7% |
| 1936 | 1,341 | +2.6% |
| 1946 | 1,179 | −12.1% |
| 1951 | 1,152 | −2.3% |
| 1956 | 1,176 | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 1,093 | −7.1% |
| 1966 | 1,100 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 1,092 | −0.7% |
| 1981 | 1,138 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 1,228 | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 1,223 | −0.4% |
| 1996 | 1,248 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1,295 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,411 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 1,407 | −0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,369 | −2.7% |
| 2022 | 1,610 | +17.6% |
Belturbet (/bɛlˈtɜːrbət/; Irish: Béal Tairbirt, meaning 'mouth of the isthmus') is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. It lies on the N3 road, around 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Cavan town and 123 km (76 mi) from Dublin. It is also located around 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the border with County Fermanagh, part of Northern Ireland, and is 36 km (22 mi) from Enniskillen. As of the 2022 census, the population was 1,610.
Butler Street, the town's main street, leads to The Diamond, the town square, where all of Belturbet's important buildings are situated or are close to. Both the Church of Ireland church and the Catholic church (often known locally as 'the Chapel') dominate the skyline of the town.