Westport House
Westport House in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland, is a Georgian country house, historically the family seat of the Marquess of Sligo and the Brownes. The house was designed by the architect Richard Cassels with later additions by Thomas Ivory and James Wyatt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Estate
- Description: house in Co Mayo
- Also known as: “Westport House Castle”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Westport Town Hall Theatre and Westport College of Further Education.
Westport Town Hall Theatre
Theater building
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Westport Town Hall Theatre, formerly Westport Town Hall, is a community events venue in The Octagon, Westport, County Mayo, Ireland.
Westport College of Further Education
College
Mayo College of Further Education and Training, is a Further Education and Training college with three campus locations in Ballina, Castlebar and Westport Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westport and Aughagower.
Westport
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Westport is an attractive town in County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland, with a population of 6,900 in 2022. It was originally Cathair na Mart, "town of the beef cattle", a cattle-mart and trading port in an era when it was much easier to get around by sea than overland.
Aughagower
Village
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Aughagower or Aghagower is a small village in rural County Mayo in western Ireland. It is 6 km south-east of Westport. Aughagower has around forty houses, a pub and a shop, with a clear view of Croagh Patrick from Reek View. Aughagower is situated 6 km southeast of Westport House.
Fahy
Village
Fahy is a small village in County Mayo, Ireland. It is approximately 7 kilometres north of Westport and has a national school and Montessori school. The local Catholic church is, together with Kilmeena, in the ecclesiastical parish of Kilmeena-Fahy. Fahy is situated 6 km northeast of Westport House.
Westport House
- Categories: house, castle, and agriculture
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Westport House” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Westport etxea”
- Danish: “Westport House”
- Dutch: “Westport House”
- French: “Westport House”
- German: “Westport House”
- Japanese: “ウェストポート・ハウス”
- Portuguese: “Westport House”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Вестпорт-Гаус”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cloonmonad and Westport Quay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Westport House Lough and The Wyatt Hotel.
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