Belleek (from Irish Béal Leice 'mouth of the flagstones'[1]) is a large village and civil parish in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

July is normally the warmest month in Northern Ireland, and the highest summer temperatures of all occur inland, furthest away from the cooling influence of the Atlantic.

There is evidence of Neolithic settlers in the area, and later legend has it that Fionn mac Cumhail's men sharpened their swords on the big limestone rock at Belleek Falls.

[citation needed] Castle Caldwell Forest Walk[5] lies four miles outside Belleek at the western end of Lower Lough Erne.

Lower Lough Erne is home to various protected wildlife, including Sandwich tern, Eurasian curlew, lapwing, redshank, and common snipe colonies.

This mart is much reduced compared to its 1980's vitality when its cants would stretch across the border[citation needed] Belleek is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)[9] (i.e. with a population between 500 and 1,000 people).

[10] On Census Day 27 March 2011, in Belleek (Fermanagh Lgd) Settlement, considering the population aged 3 years old and over: The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is called Erne Gaels (Gaeil na hÉirne).