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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.
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]
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.
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.
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During the Irish Civil War in July 1922, 400 Free State troops were landed at Clew Bay to take Westport and Castlebar from Anti-Treaty forces. [citation needed] In 2024, the discovery of a submerged late Bronze Age fort from the depths of Clew Bay was announced by a team from Connemara and Mayo County Council. [8] [9]
County Mayo (/ ˈ m eɪ oʊ /; [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.
Doon Castle (Irish: Caisleán an Dúin, meaning 'Fort Castle') was a fortified dwelling situated on a hill in the townland of the same name, in the parish of Aughagower, approximately four miles from Westport in County Mayo.