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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]
The Custom House Studios and Gallery, also written Custom House Studios + Gallery, is an art gallery in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. [2] [3] [4] It contains seven studios, a print room and a gallery, and is funded by Mayo County Council, Pobal, and the Arts Council of Ireland. [5]
After completion of the works, which cost €3.2 million and were financed by Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Mayo County Council, the South West Mayo Development Company and Fáilte Ireland, the building was officially re-opened by the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring, in June 2015. [7]
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Croagh Patrick (Irish: Cruach Phádraig, meaning '(Saint) Patrick's stack'), [1] nicknamed 'the Reek', [1] is a mountain with a height of 764 m (2,507 ft) and an important site of pilgrimage in County Mayo, Ireland. The mountain has a pyramid-shaped peak and overlooks Clew Bay, rising above the village of Murrisk, several kilometres from Westport.
The Great Western Greenway (Irish: Bealach Mór an Iarthair) is a greenway rail trail in County Mayo, Ireland. It is 42 kilometres (26 miles) long and begins in Westport and ends in Achill, passing through the towns of Newport and Mulranny as it runs along the coast of Clew Bay. [1] It is an off-road trail intended for use by cyclists and ...
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