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Bellewstown Heritage Experts differ on the origin of the older Gaelic title,which can be translated to the hillfort of the old crones or hags or even witches.

Bellewstown Heritage was formed in 2005 the aim of the group is to record and preserve the Natural,Cultural,and Traditional practices inherited from our ancesters. Bellewstown known locally as the Hill or in irish Sliabh Baile na Cailleach draws its name from several possible sources the English title undoubtedly owes its origins to sir John Bellew who lived locally in 1500s on the vast tracts of land granted to him by the English Crown.He was a direct descendent of Roger De Bellew,one of the first Anglo-Norman settlers in Ireland. Some claim the Cailleach in question is the pre-Christian female diety of winter who resided on nearby Mullaghteelin,while others believe that Cailleach refers to a Christian monastic group of wise women who lived in area at Legganhall.

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