Bellewstown (Irish: Baile an Bheileogaigh)[1] is a townland and village located 8 km south of Drogheda, on the Hill of Crockafotha in County Meath in Ireland.
Bellewstown townland, which is in the electoral division of Ardcath and the civil parish of Duleek,[2] had a population of 499 as of the 2011 census.
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of cist, standing stone, ring ditch and ringfort sites in the townlands of Bellewstown, Collierstown and Hilltown.
[citation needed] Amenities in Bellewstown village include a primary school, Catholic church, pub, horse racecourse, and golf course.
[9] The local national (primary) school, also dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux,[10] had an enrollment of approximately 100 pupils as of 2024.