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Mayo is the third-largest of Ireland's 32 counties in area and 18th largest in terms of population. [5] It is the second-largest of Connacht's five counties in both size and population. Mayo has 1,168 km (726 mi) of coastline, or approximately 21% of the total coastline of the State.
Map of County Mayo's western seaboard Achill is Ireland's largest island Clew Bay contains 141 named islands, along with numerous tidal islets This articles lists the islands of County Mayo, the mainland of which is part of the island of Ireland. Included in this list are named offshore and freshwater islands as recorded by Ordnance Survey Ireland or the Placenames Database of Ireland ...
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Achill Island (/ ˈ æ k əl /; Irish: Acaill, Oileán Acla) is an island off the west coast of Ireland in the historical barony of Burrishoole, County Mayo.It is the largest of the Irish isles and has an area of approximately 148 km 2 (57 sq mi).
Mayo or Mayo Abbey (Irish: Maigh Eo, meaning 'plain of the yew trees') [1] is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. Although it bears the same name as the county, it is not the county seat, which is Castlebar. Mayo Abbey is a small historic village in south Mayo approximately 16 km to the south of Castlebar and 10 km north west of Claremorris.
It lies precisely on the head of Downpatrick Head, 5 kilometres from the town of Ballycastle in County Mayo, Ireland. [6] At a distance of 20 metres and 228 metres deep, it lies just above the sea. It is 45 metres high, 63 metres wide and 23 metres wide.
This is a list of towns and villages in County Mayo, Ireland. A. Achill Sound [1] Attymass [2] B. Balla [1] Ballina [1] ... List of towns and villages in County Mayo.
The name 'Clew Bay', of uncertain origin, first appears in a 1714 map; it may be derived from cliath, "hurdle". [5] Clew Bay was the heart of the Gaelic territory of Umhaill, ruled by the Uí Máille . Umhaill's last and most famous ruler was Grace O'Malley (Gráinne Ní Mháille), nicknamed "the pirate queen".