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Murrisk

Murrisk is a village in , , on the south side of , about 8 km west of and 4 km east of . Murrisk lies at the foot of and is the starting-point for pilgrims who visit the mountain.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include National Famine Memorial and Murrisk Abbey.

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Ruins
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Murrisk Friary, is a ruined Augustinian monastery located in , Ireland. It is on the southern coast of , about 10km west of .

Peak
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, nicknamed 'the Reek', is a mountain with a height of 764 m and an important site of pilgrimage in , Ireland. The mountain has a pyramid-shaped peak and overlooks , rising above the village of Murrisk, several kilometres from . is situated 2½ km southwest of Murrisk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lecanvey and Westport.

Village
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or Leckanvy is a seaside village in , , between and Louisburgh, about 2 km west of Murrisk. It has a small beach with Pier. is situated 3½ km west of Murrisk.

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is an attractive town in 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.

Murrisk

Latitude
53.779° or 53° 46′ 44″ north
Longitude
-9.63541° or 9° 38′ 8″ west
Population
266
Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)
Open location code
9C5GQ9H7+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52218298
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2962345
Wiki­data ID
Q1243436
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Murrisk” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Murrisk”
  • Chinese: “穆里斯克”
  • Dutch: “Murrisk”
  • French: “Murrisk”
  • Georgian: “მურისკი”
  • German: “Murrisk”
  • Irish: “Muraisc”
  • Italian: “Murrisk”
  • Japanese: “マリスク”
  • Polish: “Murrisk”
  • Russian: “Морриск”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Muraisc”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Murrisk”. Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.