County Mayo
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| County Mayo | |
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| Area: | 5,585 km² |
| Capital: | Castlebar |
| Code: | MO |
| Population: | 117,446 (2002) |
| Province: | Connacht |
County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) is a county on the west coast of Ireland. It is in the Irish province of Connacht. The county town of Mayo is Castlebar.
The shrine of Knock 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.
Towns in County Mayo
- Balla - Balla
- Ballina - Béal an Átha or Béal Átha an Fheadha
- Ballycastle - Baile an Chaisil
- Ballyhaunis - Béal Átha hAmhnais
- Belmullet - Béal an Mhuirthead
- Castlebar - Caisleán an Bharraigh
- Claremorris - Clár Chlainne Mhuiris
- Killala - Cill Ala
- Newport - Baile Uí Fhiacháin
- Tourmakeady - Tuar Mhic Éadaigh
- Westport - Cathair na Mart
Other places in County Mayo
- Achill Island
- Knock International Airport
- Lough Mask
- Nephin Beg Mountains
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| | Traditional counties of Ireland | | |
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| Connacht: Galway | Leitrim | Mayo | Roscommon | Sligo | |||
| Munster: Clare | Cork | Kerry | Limerick | Tipperary | Waterford | |||
| Leinster: Carlow | Dublin | Kildare | Kilkenny | Laois | Longford | Louth | Meath | Offaly | Westmeath | Wexford | Wicklow | |||
| Ulster: Antrim * | Armagh * | Cavan | Donegal | Down * | Fermanagh * | Londonderry * | Monaghan | Tyrone * | |||
| * Counties in Northern Ireland (other counties are in the Republic of Ireland) | |||
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