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Westport ( Irish: Cathair na Mart, meaning 'the stone fort of the beeves', historically anglicised as Cahernamart) [2] is a town in County Mayo in Ireland. [3] It is at the south-east corner of Clew Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of Ireland. Westport is a tourist destination and scores highly for quality of life. [4]
County Mayo ( / ˈmeɪoʊ /; [4] from Irish Maigh Eo, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning 'Plain of the yew trees ') is a county in Ireland. In the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority.
Islandeady ( Irish: Oileán Éadaí) [1] is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, about halfway between the towns of Castlebar and Westport. The parish of Islandeady meets Castlebar to the east, Westport and Newport to the west, and Aughagower and Killawalla to the south. There is a view of Croagh Patrick to the west and Nephin to the northeast.
Newport ( Irish: Baile Uí Fhiacháin [2] ), historically known as Ballyveaghan and for many years also known as Newport-Pratt, [3] is a small town in the barony of Burrishoole, County Mayo, Ireland. The population was 626 in 2016. [1] It is located on the west coast of Ireland, along the shore of Clew Bay, north of Westport.
Drummin, County Mayo. Drummin ( Irish: An Dromainn, meaning 'the ridge') [1] is a small village in County Mayo, Ireland, near the town of Westport . The village has a church, St. Mary's, a national (primary) school, and a public house. Drummin National School, also known as Scoil Náisiúnta Coill Mór, had 20 pupils enrolled as of 2010. [2]
Roman Catholic Diocese of Killala. The Diocese of Killala ( Irish: Deoise Chill Ala) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Connacht; the western province of Ireland. It is in the Metropolitan Province of Tuam and is subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuam. As of 2024, the seat of the Diocese is “Sede Vacante” meaning ...
Kilmeena GAA Club was founded in 1889. According to the club's records, the club first fielded a Gaelic football team against Westport at Kilmeena on 10 March 1889. [6] The club was reputedly affiliated to the Mayo county board in the same year. The club's grounds at Saint Brendan's Park were first opened in 1938, and a new club house was ...
July 15, 2002. The Westport Community Church, also known historically as Temperance Hall and the Music Hall, is a historic church on Main Road ( Maine State Route 144) in Westport, Maine. Probably built in the 1830s, and moved to its present location in 1864, it is a fine local example of Greek Revival architecture.