| Jutting proudly into the Atlantic Ocean,
County Mayo boasts a stunningly beautiful
unspoilt environment with a magical attraction
for visitors. Cosmopolitan towns such as Westport
positively burst with charm and personality,
as welcoming as the Mayo people themselves.
The standard and availability of accommodation
is excellent. Unique attractions include Croagh
Patrick, Ireland’s holy mountain with
the starkly beautiful National Famine Memorial
at its foot and Knock Shrine, scene of an
miraculous apparition in 1879.
History comes alive at the world famous
Céide Fields near Ballycastle in
North Mayo, at The Foxford Woollen Mills,
Hennigans Heritage Farm and the new National
Museum of Ireland's Museum of Country Life,
which opened in Autumn 2001 just outside
Castlebar, the county town. Sporting opportunities
abound especially fishing of all sorts including
the River Moy in Ballina where the salmon
is king. There are watersports, hiking and
walking, golf links and courses, horseriding
and cycling… the list is endless. Sandy
beaches, clear waters and beautiful islands.
Superb restaurants, pubs of character and
of course the irresistable tumbling melodies
of traditional Irish music spilling onto
the streets. Quite simply Mayo is Amazing!
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