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County Mayo Map and Facts

mayo

Above: Map showing the county Mayo borders (green) in its towns and cities

Tourist Information Offices

These are located in towns and villages throughout the County.
Call in, pick up brochures, ask for advice about events, where to visit, recommended route, what’s on, where to eat etc.

To give you a flavour, we have listed below just a sample of what the County has to offer.

Towns in Mayo

Achill Island
Ballina
Ballinrobe
Ballintober
Castlebar
Claremorris
Cong
Croagh Patrick
Killala
Lough Corrib & Lough Mask Town
Mulrany
Westport

Drumcliff Church in County Mayo

Church

Above: Picture of Drumcliff Church

Brief Description

Drumcliff church is famous as the burial place of W B Yeats whose father served here as rector. A splendid 13ft High Cross stands near the church St Columba founded a monastery here in 574. Nearby is Lissadell home of the Gore-Booth family where Yeats was frequent guest. Constance Gore-Booth is noted for her part in the 1916 rebellion.