Westport, County Mayo
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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] It won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition three times in 2001, 2006 and 2008.[5] In 2012 it won the Best Place to Live in Ireland competition run by The Irish Times.[6]
Westport
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Town | |
Coordinates: 53.8°N 9.5333°W / 53.8; -9.5333 | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Mayo |
Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Population | |
• Urban | 6,872 |
Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
Eircode routing key | F28 |
Telephone area code | +353(0)98 |
Irish Grid Reference | M004841 |
Westport is designated as a heritage town, and is one of only a few planned towns in Ireland. The town centre was laid-out in the Georgian architectural style, and incorporates the Carrow Beg river into the design composition. This provides for tree lined promenades (known as The Mall) and several stone bridges.
The pilgrimage mountain of Croagh Patrick, known locally as "the Reek", lies some 10 km west of the town near the villages of Murrisk and Lecanvey. The mountain forms the backdrop to the town.