![]() The land area of the county is 2157 square miles, making it Ireland's third largest county. The population of County Mayo is approximately 115,000. Ireland's largest island, Achill Island is connected to the mainland at Curraun Peninsula, in the west of the county. Mayo's landscape is one of mountains, boglands, lakes and forests. Castlebar is 235km from Dublin, 307 km from Cork, 193 km from Shannon Airport and 339 km from Rosslare. Bus Eireann and iarnrod Eireann provide regular services to Mayo. The county has its own International Airport at Knock, and is also conveniently located for access to Galway Airport which operates daily flights to the Aran Islands. Passenger ferries run to the various islands off the Mayo coast - Inishghlora, Inishkea, Clare Island and Inishturk. Mayo is a maritime county on the Atlantic seaboard. Irish Film and Television Network » Locations2 » Mayo O’Donel, Bart.Mayo | The Irish Film & Television Network 17 March 2023 It is situated at the entrance of the bay of Ballan, and contiguous to the island of Achill, on the western coast and comprises 800 acres of bog and mountain, the property of Sir Richard A. ![]() INNISHBIGGLE, or INISHEGIL, an island in the parish of Kilcommon, barony of Erris, county of Mayo, and province of Connaught: the population is returned with the parish. The pier, which was erected at the only landing place in the island, has fallen into ruin. division if forms part of the union of districts of Clare island, and has a chapel. It is situated off the western coast, near Clare island, and consists chiefly of mountainous land and bog. INNISHTURK, or INISTURK, an island, in the parish of Kilgavower, barony of Murrisk, county of Mayo, and province of Connaught, 20 miles (S.W.) of Westport containing 554 inhabitants. A small portion of land is arable and the remainder in rocky pasture.Ī coastguard station has been established here, and is one of six stations constituting the district of Westport. It comprises of 200 statute acres, the property of Sir Richard A. The western shore is very wild, and, in consequence of the swells running to a great height, is unapproachable even in the calmest weather. This island is situated on the western coast, and on the north side of the entrance to Clew bay it is separated from the larger island of Achill by a narrow sound, which in some parts is fordable and almost dry at low water. There are remains of old churches, with burial grounds attached, at Kildurnet and Slievemore and at the former place are also the remains of an ancient castle, which originally belonged to Grace O’Malley.ĪCHILLBEG, an island in the parish of Achill, barony of Burrishoole, county of Mayo, and providence of Connaught, 22 miles (W.) from Newport-Pratt: the population is returned with the parish. There are schools at Dugarth, Slievemore, Keel, and Cashel, in which about 380 children receive instruction also two play schools, in which are 80 boys and six girls. divisions this forms a separate and distinct parish: there are two places of worship, one at Kildavenet and the other at Dookenella, but no regular chapel has been built. There is neither a church, glebehouse, nor glebe: divine service is performed at the house of the Achill mission, at Dugarth, twice every Sunday, in the English and Irish languages. ![]() The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Tuam, and in the patronage of the Archbishop: the tithes amount to £100. Keel is a coastguard station, and is one of the six that constitutes the district of Newport and at Dugarth there is another, which is one of six included in the district of Belmullet. The peninsula of Coraan, Achill, also called the Hook of Achill, lies to the east of the island, and is connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus of Pollyranny a powerful tide runs in the sound at the narrows called Bull’s Mouth. 10 degrees 12’ 20" (W.) and at the northern extremity is Saddle Head, at the entrance to Blacksod bay.īetween this and the smaller island of Achillbeg is a channel called Achill Hole, where vessels drawing 10 or 12 feet of water may ride in safety in all states of weather. The eastern side is mostly a precipitous range of cliffs, but the eastern side is in every part well sheltered.Īchill Head, a bold promontory, is situated in the south-western extremity of the island, in lat. ![]() O’Donnell, Bart., and partly belonging to the Marquess of Sligo. It is bounded to the north by Blacksod and in the south by Clew bay, and is 16 miles in length and about seven miles in breadth, forming a line of coast about 80 miles in circuit, and comprising 46,401 statute acres, chiefly the property of Sir Richard A. ![]()
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