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Westport United still uses the Sports Park for some underage games. The club colours are red and black. Westport also won the Connaught Cup in 1942, 1945, 1949, 1961, 1974, 1987 and 2012 along with numerous Mayo titles. [citation needed] Westport United's training ground is located in The Quay area. [citation needed]
Clew Bay Heritage Centre is a local history museum in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. [1] [2] Located in the west of the town, on the pier, it illustrates the social history and heritage of the Clew Bay area and Westport.
The Westport Historical Society has a new, free map that highlights the town's history, beloved shorelines, and local landmarks. New, free Westport Heritage Map dives deep into local history ...
The Confederate army then moved westwards, before being beaten at the Battle of Westport on October 23. Price's men then withdrew to Texas, having been defeated several more times during the retreat and pursued much of the way. The site of Fort Davidson is preserved as a historic site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Carrowkennedy ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 2 June 1921, [1] [4] during the Irish War of Independence.An IRA flying column, commanded by Michael Kilroy, ambushed a mobile patrol of the Royal Irish Constabulary including Black and Tans recruits at Carrowkennedy, near Westport, County Mayo.
There were four more men killed on the National Army side as well as Captain Ruddy. Three were from County Mayo: Vice-Brigadier Joe Walsh, a former member of the West Mayo flying column, who died in hospital; and Volunteers Woods from Westport Quay, P. McEllin of Kiltimagh and Murphy from Galway.
In 1961, the site became the Fort Inge Historical Site County Park. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1985. [5] The site is located on the Leona River, and is dominated by the 140-ft-high (43 m) remains of an extinct volcano named Mount Inge.
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