Bellewstown

Bellewstown (Irish: Baile an Bheileogaigh) is a village located 8 km south of Drogheda, on the Hill of Crockafotha in County Meath in Ireland.

Bellewstown
Baile an Bheileogaigh
Village
Medieval church at Bellewstown
Bellewstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°38′38″N 6°20′53″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyMeath
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceN862596

It takes its name from the Anglo-Irish Bellew family, who were the dominant local landowners from the thirteenth to the seventeenth century.

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