Beltra

Beltra () is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Beltra is situated between the Ox Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. There is a public house named AJ's situated near Beltra woods and Beltra Post Office. Farming, haulage, and construction are the main sources of employment in Beltra. Beltra has an annual agricultural show each September.

==History== The village takes its name from the beach nearby along the western shore of Ballysadare bay. There are several old names for the strand, the most common being Trá Eóchaille, Strand of the Yew Wood, or after Eochaille the wright. Trá Ruis Airgid, Strand of Red Silver, perhaps because of the silver and lead mine at Abbeytown near Ballysadare. The mine contains the mineral pyrargyrite an ore also known as "dark red silver" or "ruby silver". Other names are Trá Mná Mairbe (Strand of the Dead Women) and Trá an Cháirn (Strand of the Cairn).