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We spent our last day in the west in County Mayo on the way to Croagh Patrick. |
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| The lovely Killary Harbour on the border between Counties Galway and Mayo. Killary Harbour is 45 m deep in the center and the only fjord in Ireland |
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| The colorful main street of Westport, a town demolished and rebuilt under the design of 18th century architect James Wyatt. |
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| The Octagon Monument in Westport. A memorial was originally erected herre in 1845 of a local banker, but the statue was beheaded during the Civil War, after which it was removed. This current statue of St. Patrick complete with serpent-entwined staff was erected in 1990. |
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| One of the lovely bridges spanning the River Carrowbeg in Westport. Westport was named Ireland's tidiest town in 2001 and the tourist board has designated it a Heritage Town. |
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| The ethereal Doolough (Dark Lake) Valley on the southestern edge of County Mayo, with a memorial on the left. The memorial is in remembrance of 600 men, women and children who walked through that valley during the Famine in hopes that the landlord of a nearby Lodge would offer them food. The landlord refused, and 400 of the travellers died from hunger and exposure on the return journey. |
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| The haunting National Famine Memorial, situated across from Croagh Patrick. The Memorial commemorates those who died during the 1845-1849 Famine. |
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