Belleek

[ buh-leek ]

/ bəˈlik /

a fragile Irish porcelain with a bright luster.

Also called Belleek ware.

Origin of Belleek

First recorded in 1865–70; after Belleek, town in Northern Ireland where it is made

Come to Belleek, a little village with one of the finest water-falls I remember anywhere to have seen; viewed it from the bridge.

A Tour in Ireland |Arthur Young
We asked if we might help a bit, and give a little teapot of Belleek ware and a linen doily trimmed with Irish lace.

Penelope's Irish Experiences |Kate Douglas Wiggin
Porcelain of a rare and unique quality is manufactured at Belleek.

Romantic Ireland; volume 1/2 |M.F and B. McM. Mansfield
At Belleek it forms a considerable waterfall and is here well known to sportsmen for its good salmon fishing.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 |Various

Yet from here to Belleek, a distance of four miles, there is nothing whatever being done with it.

Ireland as It Is |Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

Belleek

/ (bəˈliːk) /

trademark

named after Belleek, a town in Northern Ireland where such porcelain is made