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The Best Attractions In Murrisk

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National Famine Monument

Murrisk Abbey

Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden

Burren Birds of Prey Centre

Cliffs of Moher

Croagh Patrick

Ashford Castle

Burren National Park

Murrisk is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, on the south side of Clew Bay, about 8 km west of Westport and 4 km east of Lecanvey. Murrisk lies at the foot of Croagh Patrick and is the starting-point for pilgrims who visit the mountain. Every year, on the last Sunday of July, thousands of people converge on the village to make the pilgrimage. There is a small interpretative centre in the village, which focuses on Croagh Patrick. The name is also used for the entire district south to the fjord of Killary Harbour. This barony runs from Westport and also includes Louisburgh and Lecanvey; there is also at least one abandoned village, Uggool.
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The Best Attractions In Murrisk

1. Murrisk Abbey Murrisk
Murrisk is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, on the south side of Clew Bay, about 8 km west of Westport and 4 km east of Lecanvey. Murrisk lies at the foot of Croagh Patrick and is the starting-point for pilgrims who visit the mountain. Every year, on the last Sunday of July, thousands of people converge on the village to make the pilgrimage. There is a small interpretative centre in the village, which focuses on Croagh Patrick. The name is also used for the entire district south to the fjord of Killary Harbour. This barony runs from Westport and also includes Louisburgh and Lecanvey; there is also at least one abandoned village, Uggool.
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2. National Famine Monument Murrisk
The National Famine Commemoration Day is an annual observance in Ireland commemorating the Great Famine. A week-long programme of events leads up to the day, usually a Sunday in May. It has been organised officially by the government of Ireland since 2008. The main event is held in a different place each year, rotating among the four provinces of Ireland. There is also an international event, held in a place important for the Irish diaspora.Events at the main venue include lectures, arts events, and visits to places connected to the Famine. The government encourages local events, and a minute's silence on the day, or the preceding Friday for schools and workplaces.
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3. Cliffs of Moher Liscannor
The Cliffs of Moher are sea cliffs located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region in County Clare, Ireland. They run for about 14 kilometres. At their southern end, they rise 120 metres above the Atlantic Ocean at Hag's Head, and, eight kilometres to the north, reach their maximum height of 214 metres just north of O'Brien's Tower, a round stone tower near the midpoint of the cliffs, built in 1835 by Sir Cornelius O'Brien, then continue at lower heights. The closest settlements are Liscannor and Doolin . From the cliffs, and from atop the tower, visitors can see the Aran Islands in Galway Bay, the Maumturks and Twelve Pins mountain ranges to the north in County Galway, and Loop Head to the south. The cliffs rank among the most visited tourist sites in Ireland, with around 1.5 millio...
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4. Croagh Patrick County Mayo
Croagh Patrick , nicknamed the Reek, is a 764 metres mountain and an important site of pilgrimage in County Mayo, Ireland. It is 8 kilometres from Westport, above the villages of Murrisk and Lecanvey. It is the third highest mountain in County Mayo after Mweelrea and Nephin. It is climbed by pilgrims on Reek Sunday every year, which is the last Sunday in July. It forms the southern part of a U-shaped valley created by a glacier flowing into Clew Bay in the last Ice Age. Croagh Patrick is part of a longer east-west ridge; the westernmost peak is called Ben Gorm.
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5. Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden Kylemore
Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The abbey was founded for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium in World War I. The current Mother Abbess of the Benedictine Community is Marie Hickey.
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6. Burren National Park Corofin
The Burren is a region of environmental interest primarily located in northwestern County Clare, Ireland, dominated by glaciated karst landscape. It measures, depending on the definition, between 250 square kilometres and 560 square kilometres . The name is most often applied to the area within the circle made by the villages of Tubber, Corofin, Kilfenora, Lisdoonvarna, and Ballyvaughan, and Kinvara in extreme south-eastern Galway, including the adjacent coastline..A part of the Burren forms the Burren National Park, the smallest of the six National Parks in Ireland, while the full Burren and adjacent territory including the Cliffs of Moher are included in the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark.
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7. Ashford Castle Cong
Ashford Castle is a medieval and Victorian castle that has been expanded over the centuries and turned into a five star luxury hotel near Cong on the Mayo-Galway border, on the shore of Lough Corrib in Ireland. It is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World organisation and was previously owned by the Guinness family.
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8. Burren Birds of Prey Centre Ballyvaughan

Murrisk Videos

Highlights from 2012 Ireland Tour - Thin Places in the West of Ireland

Highlights for the Thin Places Mystical Tour of Ireland 2012 Tour which focused on the West. Guide, Mindie Burgoyne escorted guests on a guided tour of places where the veil between this world and the eternal world is thin. Sites include Connemara, Clifden, Lough Corrib, Croagh Patrick, Knock Shrine, Ballitubber Abbey, Caldragh Cemetery, Rathcroghan, Hill of Uisneach, Holy Island in County Clare and the Burren.

Guests stayed in Galway, Sligo and Westport spending nine days total in Ireland.
The full post and notes on this tour are at

For more information on THIN PLACES TOURS OF IRELAND visit ThinPlacesTour.com

Photography, and videography by Mindie Burgoyne - All Rights Reserved.
Music Man with the Brown Hat performed live by the Dongas Tribe
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County Mayo, Ireland

Visit to Mayo 2011 including Croagh Patrick

Westport - whats the big deal?

Tourists and locals give their view on the Co. Mayo town named as the winner of the 2008 National Tidy Towns award as we try to find out what all the fuss is about.

Lecanvey, Co. Mayo, Ireland | November 2014 (Beautiful Scenery)

***This video was made for @AnnikaPeighton***.

If you want to see more of this area and it's beautiful scenery please leave a like and comment:) Thank you!

CLIFFS OF MOHER, southwest of Ireland in Burren Region - Ripper Films

Join us as we explore the Cliffs of Moher in county Galway in southest Ireland. Filmed in 1080HD in June 2017.

EuroVelo 1: Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way

(Contents see below) The EuroVelo 1 runs through the Republic of Ireland for almost a thousand kilometers. The first half of the cycle route leads from Donegal on the wild Atlantic coast to Galway. Nonexistent bike paths, lots of hills and even more rain, these are the small disadvantages. Great landscapes, friendly people and pubs full of music - the benefits prevail clearly.

02:05 Glenveagh National Park
05:00 Glenties
08:28 Slieve League
11:25 Donegal
12:36 Rossnowlagh Beach
15:26 Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
19:02 Greenway Cycle Path
20:35 Murrisk
25:07 Kylemore Abbey
26:16 Connemara National Park
31:48 Inishmore - Aran Island
35:17 Galway

Snow in Westport

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Deirbhle’s Twist – Ireland’s Stonehenge near Blacksod Pier (Mayo County)

Did you know that Ireland has it’s own version of Stonehenge? :) It’s called Deirbhile’s Twist and it is in County Mayo. It is a part of North Mayo's sculpture trail near the Blacksod pier.

Anyway, unlike the Stonehenge, Deirbhile’s Twist has no history. It is just a circle made from local granite stones in a spiral twist with 22 stepping stones.

Deirbhile’s Twist is the last part of the sculpture trail through North Mayo. It was made by Artist Michael Boffin sculptor.

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WESTPORT IRELAND

A Video of Westport and Louisburgh in Co. Mayo, Ireland.

Reek Sunday Tips: Walking Croagh Patrick

This Sunday, Reek Sunday, the CaminoWays.com team is heading to Westport to climb Croagh Patrick, Ireland's Holy Mountain.

Our Camino prep walk takes place on a very special date, with thousands of pilgrims visiting the Reek on this day.

Here are some essential tips and notes ahead of our walk in Mayo:

1-Bring proper walking shoes (comfortable)

2-Bring a day bagpack with enough water and food

3-Wear appropiate clothing (pack rain gear in case)

4-Check the forecast ahead of heading to Mayo

5-It will be a busy day, so arrive early

6-The climb to Croagh Patrick is estimated to take 2 hours but allow plenty of time

7-The mountain is 750meters so pace yourself, walk at your own rythm

8-Bring a walking stick for support

9-Bring sun block

10-Where to find us: We will have a CaminoWays.com stall at the bottom of Croagh Patrick so look out for us. We will meet there at 10am to start our walk at 10,30am.

More information on our Camino prep walk to Croagh Patrick

Croagh Patrick is just outside the town of Westport, in County Mayo. From its summit you can enjoy stunning views of Clew Bay with its 365 islands and the Mayo countryside.

Pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick goes back over 5,000 years. It was also an important place for pagans who are believed to gather at Croagh Patrick to celebrate the beginning of harvest season.

*Read more about the history of Croagh Patrick and Reek Sunday

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