County Mayo Holidays
Why not have a holiday in the county of Mayo. It can be an awesome place to have a holiday in. You may want to rent, sell, hire, loan, buy a cottage, a cabin, a villa, a house, a flat or hotel room or apartment in the county.
The highest point in Mayo and Connacht is Mweelrea (814 m). The river Moy in the northeast of the county is renowned for its salmon fishing. Ireland's largest island, Achill, lies off Mayo's west coast.
Towns and villages
Achill Island, Balla, Ballina, Ballinrobe, Ballintober, Ballycastle, Ballyhaunis, Ballyglass, Ballyvary, Bangor, Belmullet, Bohola, Boytown, Castlebar, Charlestown, Claremorris, Cong, Crossmolina, Derrew, Drumganagh East, Drumganagh West, Foxford, Geesala, Islandeady, Keel, Kilkelly, Killala, Kiltimagh, Knock, Knockmore, Louisburgh, Mayo, Mulrany, Newport, Shrule, Swinford, Tourmakeady, Westport
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of interest
The Knock Shrine is in Mayo, close to the border with County Roscommon. Mayo is also home to Croagh Patrick, a mountain where St Patrick is said to have fasted for forty days and nights, although worship connected with the mountain is believed to have preceded the arrival of Christianity.
Ashford Castle, Achill Island (Acaill), Ballintubber Abbey, Ceide Fields, Clare Island, Clew Bay, Croagh Patrick, Ireland West Airport Knock, Lough Mask (Loch Measca), Mullet Peninsula, Nephin Beg Mountains, Partry Mountains, Rockfleet Castle
Erris is a barony in northwestern County Mayo in Ireland. The main town is Belmullet. While officially most of Erris is a Gaeltacht area, in reality Irish is spoken in isolated pockets only.
The Western Way is a 250 km Long-distance trail in Ireland that runs through County Galway and County Mayo.
Galway section
Starting from Oughterard, the trail follows the western edge of Lough Corrib before breaking away across the Maumturks chain at the pass of Maumeen. It descends to the Inagh Valley along the base of the "Turks", following them around to Leenaun at the head of Killary Harbour fjord. The Galway section ends here and the Mayo section begins.
Mayo section
From Leenaun,
the Mayo section of the trail climbs over Sheefry Bridge, then down into Westport,
then on through Newport, Sheskin, Ballycastle, Killala, Ballina, ending at Lough
Talt in the Ox Mountains near the Sligo border. It is possible to continue on
the Sligo Way.
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