Town in County Mayo, Ireland
Town in Connacht, Ireland
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 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.
History
[
edit
]
Name
[
edit
]
Westport originates and gets its name in the Irish language from a 16th-century castle - Cathair na Mart (meaning "the stone fort of the beeves"
[3]
- and surrounding settlement, belonging to the powerful local seafaring
O Maille
clan
, who controlled the Clew Bay area, then known as
Umaill
.
Development
[
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]
The original village of Cathair na Mart existed somewhere around what is now the front (east) lawn of Westport House. It had a high street, alleys down to the river and a population of around 700.
[7]
A small port also existed at the mouth of the Carrowbeg river. Roads lead from the village to the west (West Road), the south (Sandy Hill Road) and the east (Old Paddock Road). The intention of
John Browne, later the First Earl of Altamont
to move the existing Cahernamart settlement to facilitate the landscaping of parklands around Westport House was outlined to
Richard Pococke
when he visited Browne in 1752.
[3]
The first clear evidence for the development of the new town is in an advertisement in
Faulkner's Dublin Journal
on March 17, 1767, stating 'a New Town is immediately to be built near the old town of Westport...according to Plans and Elevations already prepared'. The focal point was to be a 'large and elegant market house' situated in an octagonal market area enclosed by 12 'large well-finished slated Houses. There were to be 'three avenues for streets of thirty slated Houses' and 'several very large streets for great numbers of thatched Houses and cabbins, to be built separately' at a cost of 20-40 guineas each.
[3]
[8]
Workmen were to contact Peter Brown-Kelly, son of the Earl or the architect William Leeson
[3]
[9]
Westport is designated as a heritage town and is unusual in Ireland in that it is one of only a few planned towns in the country.
[10]
Unfortunately, the original plans for the town are not available.
Its layout follows the medieval principles of urban design introduced by the
Normans
in the 13th century. A particular feature is the incorporation of the river into the composition, contained for two blocks by low stone walls producing, on each side of the river, tree-lined promenades (The Mall) with several stone bridges over the river Carrow Beg. The Malls were built by the First Marquess of Sligo after 1800. William Bald's map of Mayo which Was surveyed between 1809 and 1817, as well as Henry Browne's map from the same period, shows that the basic framework of Westport's streets including the Malls was present.
[3]
In 1778
Peter Browne, 2nd Earl of Altamont
engaged
James Wyatt
(1746-1813) to redesign parts of
Westport House
, including its dining room. This led to a lasting belief that the well-known Wyatt designed the town, but work was already well advanced on the town when he started work. If he did have any design input into the town project it could only have been to later stages such as the Malls.
[11]
[3]
Westport House was originally built by
Richard Cassels
(also known as Richard Castle), the German architect, in the 1730s, near the site of the original O Maille Castle.
[12]
Revolutionary period
[
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]
After the
Easter Rising
, in Westport over 30
Irish Volunteers
and
Sinn Fein
supporters were arrested by the RIC under the
Defence of the Realm Act 1914
on the orders of
Resident magistrate
John Charles Milling and the local District Inspector, Shore.
[14]
Those arrested included
Joe Ring
,
Tom Derrig
and
PJ Doris
, editor of the Mayo News. They were sent to
Frongoch internment camp
in Wales. Joe Ring and others were released at Christmas 1916.
[
citation needed
]
On 29 March 1919, Milling, resident magistrate to County Mayo since 1915, was killed by the
Irish Republican Brotherhood
(IRB) at his home on Newport Road, Westport.
[15]
During the
Irish War of Independence
, on 26 March 1921, following the killing of a constable by the IRA four days earlier, the Westport RIC left their barracks to punish the town and area.
[15]
Homes and businesses of IRA families were targeted. The home and business of Charles Hughes, chairman of the Urban District Council, was destroyed. Similarly destroyed was the pub and shop of Thaddeus Walsh, chairman of the Rural District Council. Other houses in the town and houses in Carrowkennedy, Drummindoo and Carrowbawn were destroyed or burned. The IRA were not deterred by the destruction.
[15]
A company of the
Auxiliary Division
of the Royal Irish Constabulary were based in Westport from June 1921.
[16]
Following the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the
Royal Irish Constabulary
pulled out of their barracks for the last time on Monday 12 February 1922 and formally handed over the next day.
[15]
Civil War
[
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]
Early in the Civil War Mayo including Westport was controlled by the Anti-Treaty side. On the evening of 1 April 1922 Joe Ring was arrested in Westport by the IRA and held in Castlebar jail on charges of recruiting for the new National Army.
[15]
He went on hunger strike and he was released on 13 April and received a hero's welcome in Westport.
[15]
A cross-channel ferry, the SS Minerva, was kitted out as a troop carrier by the
National Army
and left North Wall Dublin on 22 July, sailing around Ireland and arriving in
Clew Bay
on 24 July 1922. Col. Comdt. Christopher (‘Kit’) O’Malley from the
Dublin Guard
was in command and accompanied by Brigadier-General Joe Ring.
[17]
It carried 400 troops and a
Rolls-Royce 1920-pattern armoured car
, nicknamed the Big Fella, with a
Vickers machine gun
and an 18-pounder artillery as well as 600 rifles and 150 bicycles. It anchored off
Inishlyre
. General Ring led a successful landing by sea. First the
Coastguard
station at Rosmoney was captured by 40 National Army troops, freeing 90 pro-treaty prisoners who were held there. Ring then landed his men and armoured car at Westport Quay. The Republicans, who had not at all expected their arrival, set fire to the barracks and withdrew from the town.
[15]
The pro-treaty forces were stationed at
Westport Town Hall
. The troops billeted at there shot off the head of the Clendenning statue.
[18]
Modern period
[
edit
]
Since the late 20th century, Westport has expanded with several new housing estates. Some of these include Springfield, the Carrowbeg Estate, Horkans Hill, Cedar Park, Fairways, Knockranny Village and Sharkey Hill.
[
citation needed
]
Westport House
[
edit
]
The original house was built by Colonel John Browne, a Jacobite, who was at the
Siege of Limerick
, and his wife Maude Bourke. Maude Bourke was
Grace O'Malley
's great-great-granddaughter. The house then did not have a lake or a dam, and the tide rose and fell against the walls.
[19]
Peter Browne, 2nd Earl of Altamont
acquired slave plantations in
Jamaica
by marriage. His grandson Howe Peter Browne (2nd Marquess of Sligo) was the Governor of Jamaica when the slaves were freed.
[20]
Designed by the architects
Richard Cassels
,
Thomas Ivory
and
James Wyatt
in the 18th century, Westport House is situated in a parkland setting with a lake, terraces, gardens and views overlooking Clew Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, Achill, Clare Island and Ireland's Holy Mountain, Croagh Patrick.
In January 2017, it was announced that a local family had purchased the house and grounds.
[21]
Economy
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]
AbbVie a global biopharmaceutical company employs 1,400 people in Westport. AbbVie acquired Allergan in 2020.
[22]
The global clothing manufacturing company and family business
Portwest
is based in Westport and was founded there in 1904.
[23]
Demographics
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]
Historical population
Year
| Pop.
| ±%
|
---|
1821
| 4,326
| ?
|
---|
1831
| 4,448
| +2.8%
|
---|
1841
| 4,365
| ?1.9%
|
---|
1851
| 4,114
| ?5.8%
|
---|
1861
| 3,819
| ?7.2%
|
---|
1871
| 4,417
| +15.7%
|
---|
1881
| 4,469
| +1.2%
|
---|
1891
| 4,070
| ?8.9%
|
---|
1901
| 3,892
| ?4.4%
|
---|
1911
| 3,674
| ?5.6%
|
---|
1926
| 3,488
| ?5.1%
|
---|
1936
| 3,409
| ?2.3%
|
---|
1946
| 3,240
| ?5.0%
|
---|
1951
| 3,104
| ?4.2%
|
---|
1956
| 2,947
| ?5.1%
|
---|
1961
| 2,882
| ?2.2%
|
---|
1966
| 2,927
| +1.6%
|
---|
1971
| 3,023
| +3.3%
|
---|
1981
| 3,378
| +11.7%
|
---|
1986
| 3,456
| +2.3%
|
---|
1991
| 3,688
| +6.7%
|
---|
1996
| 4,520
| +22.6%
|
---|
2002
| 5,634
| +24.6%
|
---|
2006
| 5,475
| ?2.8%
|
---|
2011
| 5,543
| +1.2%
|
---|
2016
| 6,198
| +11.8%
|
---|
2022
| 6,872
| +10.9%
|
---|
[1]
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[25]
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Between the censuses of 2011 and 2016, the town showed a limited growth from 5,543 to 6,198 inhabitants.
[29]
Culture
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]
People from Westport town are traditionally known as "Coveys".
[32]
Some decades ago the Covey dialect still existed and was unintelligible to outsiders.
[
citation needed
]
For example, the Covey word for a woman was a "doner".
[33]
Matt Molloy
of
the Chieftains
has a pub and music venue on Bridge Street.
[34]
[35]
Another entertainment venue is the
Westport Town Hall Theatre
on the Octagon. This was established in the early 1900s, and renovated and refurbished in 2015.
[36]
The theatre hosts events, artists and musicians, local theatre groups and children's puppet shows.
[37]
The
Custom House Studios and Gallery
is the centre of the local arts scene.
[38]
[39]
Media
[
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]
Newspaper
[
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]
Westport has a regional newspaper based in the town,
The Mayo News
, founded in 1892 by William and Patrick Dorris.
[40]
[41]
Other newspapers available are the
Mayo Advertiser
,
Western People
and the
Connaught Telegraph
.
[
citation needed
]
Radio
[
edit
]
Local radio is delivered by Westport Radio 98.2 FM.
[42]
[
better source needed
]
Tourism
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]
Westport is County Mayo's premier tourist destination,
[43]
visited by holidaymakers from all over the world and Ireland.
[44]
In 1842, the English novelist,
William Makepeace Thackeray
, visited Westport and wrote of the town:
"The most beautiful view I ever saw in the world. It forms an event in one's life to have seen that place so beautiful that is it, and so unlike other beauties that I know of. Were such beauties lying on English shores it would be a world's wonder perhaps, if it were on the Mediterranean or Baltic, English travellers would flock to it by hundreds, why not come and see it in Ireland!"
[45]
Visitors visit Westport for the scenery, the pubs and restaurants in the town, blue flag beaches, and Croagh Patrick.
[46]
Its proximity to
Connemara
,
Achill
,
Clew Bay
and
Croagh Patrick
, and its hotels and guest houses, make it a base for holidaymakers to tour the region.
[
citation needed
]
Westport House
and its Pirate Adventure Park attracts families. Westport has an 18-hole golf course and nearby a 9-hole course.
[
citation needed
]
In January 2008, Westport became
Google Earth
's first fully 3D town.
[47]
[48]
Festivals and events
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Several festivals and events are held in and around Westport each year.
[49]
These include the Westport Music and Arts Festival (which was rebranded as "Westival" in 2018 and moved from September to October),
[50]
a Croagh Patrick walking festival in March,
[49]
a sea angling festival in June,
[49]
and The Saltwater Festival (of "Music, Food, Art & Culture") in May.
[51]
[
better source needed
]
Religion
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]
There are four churches in the town: The Elim Pentecostal church; Amazing Grace Fellowship, the Catholic Church, St Mary's; the
Anglican
church, Holy Trinity; the Evangelical church, Calvary Church Westport;
[52]
In 1787 Lord Altamont gave the Catholic Parish Priest
Dr Charles Lynagh
a lease for a Catholic chapel and parochial house at Riverside. A temporary structure may have been erected as the chapel was not commenced for a quarter century later. The foundation stone was laid in 1813. Dr Oliver Kelly received support in this from Catholics and Protestants alike. The building was of cut stone in the Gothic revival style, and fronted onto the Malls which were under construction. The cost of the church was about £6000. By the 1920s the original gothic building was too small and the administrator Father Patterson raised funds for a new church. This cost £30000 and incorporated the old gothic facade in the Mall. The dedication occurred in 1932. Work began to build the present St Mary's church in 1957 with the demolition of the old church and completed by 1961.
[53]
The old parish church of the Church of Ireland was built in 1797 beside the Carrowbeg River in the demesne of Westport House.
[54]
That first church cost £617. 10s. 9d which was a gift from the Board of First Fruits, a body established to fund the building and repair of church buildings in the Church of Ireland in the late eighteenth and nineteenth century. William Thackeray described a 'pretty little church' on the 'pleasure grounds surrounding Westport House.
[54]
The ruins of the church are still visible today.
By 1855 the Church of Ireland Community was too large for the existing church due to the expansion of the town and the growth of tourism. Not everyone could be accommodated at services and the building was in serious disrepair. The local Select Vestry promised a local contribution of £1200 on condition that the church would be rebuilt in its existing site.
[54]
In 1868 an appeal was launched which announced that the Marquess of Sligo had donated by the Marquess of Sligo (the present location on Newport Road. The first plans were approved by Joseph Welland in 1869, these were not used apart from the distinctive pencil spire.
[54]
Thomas Newenham Deane
designed the second church. Holy Trinity church displays many features of the
neo-Gothic style
favoured by John Ruskin. The new Church was consecrated by the Lord Bishop of Tuam in 1872.
[54]
The three main doors are made of iron wrought to create floral forms. The vestry door is on the East Side and is made of wood. The interior of the church is highly decorated. The upper walls of the nave are decorated with murals depicting scenes from the Gospels, erected around 1878. Canon
James Owen Hannay
whose pen name was George A. Birmingham served as rector from 1892 to 1913.
[54]
By 1984 the restoration of the church became necessary and as there were only 40 parishioners remaining a Restoration Committee was formed with six Holy Trinity parishioners and six from St. Mary's Catholic Church. A total of £50,000 was raised by 1986 and the work completed.
[54]
In 2004 during the structural repairs of St. Mary's church the Select Vestry in Holy Trinity were able to offer St Mary's parishioners hospitality. Weekday and some weekend Masses were celebrated in Holy Trinity.
Historically, a
Methodist
church existed on the Mall and a
Presbyterian
church on Distillery Road.
Church records for the 19th century (Church of Ireland, Methodist, Roman Catholic, civil, gravestone inscriptions, etc.) and other historical records for the Westport area are held at the South Mayo Family Research Centre in Ballinrobe and the
Clew Bay Heritage Centre
at Westport Quay.
Religious Orders
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]
The two main religious orders historically associated with Westport are the
Congregation of Christian Brothers
and the
Sisters of Mercy
. Dean Bernard Burke wrote to the founder of the Sisters of Mercy
Catherine McAuley
in 1841 asking for sisters for Westport.
[55]
None were immediately available but following a renewed request six months after the death of the foundress, the first three sisters arrived in Westport on 9 September 1842. The Dean gave them his own house, Carrowbeg House as a temporary residence, while he went into lodgings for two years. On 24 December 1842 Lord Altamont agreed to Dean Burke's request for a site for a Convent for the Sisters. Dean Burke travelled all over Ireland and raised £3000 for the project. In the spring of 1843, the foundation stone of the new Convent was laid and the Convent built by John Gibbons to the same plan as the Convent in Carlow. Sister Paul Cullen was appointed by Archbishop McHale as the first Reverend Mother of the new convent. She was a sister of
Cardinal Paul Cullen
.
The Congregation of Christian Brothers arrived in Westport in 1865. They took over the Castlebar Street School for Primary and Secondary students. Initially, they were accommodated in Carrowbeg House. In 1922 they acquired Grove House on Mill Street from the Sisters of Mercy. Then they moved to their new residence on Newport Road where they lived until they left Westport in 2002
[55]
Education
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]
Westport has two secondary schools, five primary schools and
Westport College of Further Education
, which opened in 2009.
The secondary schools are Rice College (528 pupils, all-boys)
[56]
and Sacred Heart School (over 500 pupils, all-girls).
[57]
In 2006, Scoil Phadraig na mBraithre (tr. Saint Patrick's Christian Brothers' School) and Saint Patrick's Mercy National School amalgamated to form Scoil Phadraig (tr. St Patrick's School), a Catholic primary school under the patronage of the Archbishop of Tuam.
[58]
It is the largest primary school in Westport with 300+ pupils and is located on Newport Road on the site of the old Christian Brothers School.
An all-Irish Catholic Primary School, Gaelscoil na Cruaiche was founded in 1995. It received official recognition in 2000 and moved into a permanent school building in June 2011. There are currently 207 pupils attending the school with eleven teachers.
[59]
Holy Trinity National School is a Co-educational National School on Newport Road under the patronage of the Church of Ireland.
The Newport Road School was a Church of Ireland school for boys and girls set up under the Kildare Street and Tuam Diocesan Societies and lodged in a new building (later called the lecture hall).
[55]
The building was declared unfit following an inspection in 2010. The school is currently full with 62 pupils.
[60]
In February 2022 it was announced that the new school will be located on the grounds of the former Scoil Padraig on Altamont Street and not co-located with Educate together as previously stated. In 2020 staff and pupils had objected to the school being Co-located with Westport Educate Together
[61]
The Quay School, also known as Saint Columbkille's Primary School is located at the Quay, Westport.
A new primary school, Westport
Educate Together
opened in 2019. At first located at Sharkey Hill Community Centre, it is moving to new temporary premises at Westport Woods Hotel for the 2022?23 school year.
[62]
History
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edit
]
The educational facilities for boys in Westport were for many years associated with the Congregation of Christian Brothers. The first of these facilities was established in Castlebar Street in 1865 before transferring to the Newport road in 1962 where the former national school can still be seen today.
[63]
In 1987 the secondary school
Rice College
was built on Castlebar Road in order to cater for the increased educational requirements.
[63]
Transport
[
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]
Rail
[
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]
The town is the
terminus
of a 250 km
Dublin-Westport/Galway railway line
from
Dublin Heuston
in
Dublin
. This railway connects the town to
Castlebar
.
Westport railway station
opened on 28 January 1866.
[64]
The line originally ran through to Westport Quay station (opened on 1 January 1875 and closed in April 1977).
[64]
This line was lifted overnight in 1977 by
Coras Iompair Eireann
(CIE). In order to pacify local concern, the bulk of the trackbed of this extension was converted to a public walkway, still open today. There was also a branch to
Achill Island
branching off after the station, but this closed in 1937.
Bicycle
[
edit
]
The
Great Western Greenway
is a
greenway
rail trail
that follows the route of the former
Midland Great Western Railway
branch line to Achill, via
Newport
and
Mulranny
.
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Road
[
edit
]
The
N5
national primary route
also connects the town to Castlebar, as well as connecting to the
N4
near
Longford
that leads onward to Dublin. The other major road passing through Westport is the
N59
national secondary route.
The regional airport is
Ireland West Airport Knock
, 60 km (37 mi) away.
Port (Westport Quay)
[
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]
Westport has a small adjoining port, the quay, once busy but no longer used for commercial shipping. In 1894, the harbour was the scene of the
Clew Bay Drowning
.
The quay is situated some distance from the deep waters of Clew Bay, a defensive advantage in the towns development which was noted in an
Irish Times
article of 1884:
- "The port of Westport somewhat resembles Sligo and Ballina in regard to its inaccessibility from the sea. The ancient West Coast population were not anxious to be within easy reach of the pirates and freebooters, who dwelt in the islands or on remote promontories, and accordingly the wealthier inhabitants built their towns where opportunities existed for ensuring a de-fence against a sudden landing. The channel leading from Westport quay is nearly six miles long before it reaches the roadstead of Innislyre, in which ships of burden can anchor or make an immediate run out to sea."
[66]
The quay area is now home to a number of
warehouse conversions
, and has several restaurants and pubs.
[
citation needed
]
The Clew Bay Heritage Centre, a small museum celebrating the history of Westport and the maritime history of Clew Bay, is open to the public here.
[
citation needed
]
Sport
[
edit
]
The Gaelic football club, Westport United soccer club and the rugby club have competed in county and national events.
[
citation needed
]
Westport, and the surrounding region, has been identified as a primary centre for adventure sports by Failte Ireland.
[67]
Every August it hosts the largest one-day adventure multi-sport race of its kind in the world ? Gael Force West.
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It is also home to horse riding, surfing, sea kayaking, windsurfing and sailing schools and other adventure sports.
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Angling
[
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]
Westport is an angling centre providing sea fishing on Clew Bay and game and coarse fishing on nearby loughs and rivers.
Clew Bay is also a sea angling centre hosting several sea fishing competitions each year, and is known as a venue for common skate fishing.
[
citation needed
]
It holds the Irish record for a 160 lb white skate. It is also home to tope, huss and ray.
[71]
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Gaelic games
[
edit
]
The Westport
GAA
club, CLG Chathair na Mart, have a history going back to the nineteenth century.
Gaelic football
is the main sport played within the club.
[
citation needed
]
Golf
[
edit
]
Westport Golf Club (championship) was in 2009 ranked 43rd out of the top 100 golf courses in Ireland by
Golf Digest
.
[73]
The Golfers Guide to Ireland 2016 voted Westport as the best Parkland in Connaught for the second time in the preceding three years.
[74]
[
better source needed
]
It has hosted a number of tournaments, including the Ladies Home Internationals in 1989 and the Irish Amateur Close Championship on three occasions, the last time in 1997. It also hosted the
Irish PGA Championship
in 2002.
[
citation needed
]
Soccer
[
edit
]
Westport United
football club was founded in 1911. Westport United won the
FAI Junior Cup
in 2005 in
Kilkenny
and play their home matches in the newly developed United Park, which opened in September 2016. Westport United still uses the Sports Park for some underage games. The club colours are red and black. Westport also won the Connaught Cup in 1942, 1945, 1949, 1961, 1974, 1987 and 2012 along with numerous Mayo titles.
[
citation needed
]
Westport United's training ground is located in The Quay area.
[
citation needed
]
Rugby
[
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]
Westport Rugby Club are located in Carrowholly, a few kilometres outside the town. League and Cawley cup champions in 2016 and junior cup champions in 2015.
[
citation needed
]
Basketball
[
edit
]
Westport Warriors Basketball Club run for all different age groups and are part of the MABB League.
[
citation needed
]
Notable people
[
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]
- Cornelius Coughlan
(1828?1915), Irish recipient of
Victoria Cross
, died and buried in Westport
[75]
- George A. Birmingham
(1865?1950), writer, rector of Holy Trinity Church, Westport. His play
General John Regan
caused a riot when staged in Westport.
- John MacBride
(1868?1916), Born in Westport, he was executed in 1916 for his part in the
Easter Rising
; He is commemorated by a monument on the Mall; He was the father of Nobel peace laureate
Sean MacBride
- Joseph Maher
(1933?1998), actor
- Seamus Hughes
(born 1952), politician;
Fianna Fail
Teachta Dala
(TD) for the
Mayo West
constituency
- Michael Ring
(born 1953),
Fine Gael
politician;
Teachta Dala
(TD) for the
Mayo
constituency
- Lee Keegan
(born 1989),
Gaelic footballer
- Conor O'Malley
(born 1994), footballer
International ties
[
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]
Westport is twinned with
Plougastel-Daoulas
in
Brittany
, France and with
Limavady
,
County Londonderry
, Northern Ireland. The link with the latter has its roots in the 1980s and the official ratification and twinning ceremony took place in 2002.
[76]
Since 1982, Westport also has had a partnership with the town of
Aror, Kenya
, and the people of Westport have contributed to improving the infrastructure of Aror.
[77]
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See also
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]
References
[
edit
]
- ^
a
b
"Profile 1 - Population Distribution and Movement ? F1015 - Population"
.
Census 2022
.
Central Statistics Office (Ireland)
. Retrieved
16 September
2023
.
- ^
Placenames Database of Ireland
Archived
4 November 2011 at the
Wayback Machine
(see archival records)
- ^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
Westport Before 1800 by Michael Kelly published in Cathair Na Mart 2019
- ^
LikePlace.
"Ranking for this place"
.
www.likeplace.ie
.
Archived
from the original on 29 July 2018
. Retrieved
4 April
2018
.
- ^
"Three time winner of the SuperValu TidyTowns Competition, Westport, share some of their secrets for success"
.
Irish Independent
. 8 July 2016.
Archived
from the original on 25 August 2018
. Retrieved
31 May
2018
.
- ^
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