Croagh Patrick
Croagh Patrick, nicknamed 'the Reek', is a mountain with a height of 764 m and an important site of pilgrimage in County Mayo, Ireland. The mountain has a pyramid-shaped peak and overlooks Clew Bay, rising above the village of Murrisk, several kilometres from Westport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 764 metres
- Description: mountain in County Mayo, Ireland
- Also known as: “The Reek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Famine Memorial and Murrisk Abbey.
Murrisk Abbey
Ruins
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Murrisk Friary, is a ruined Augustinian monastery located in County Mayo, Ireland. It is on the southern coast of Clew Bay, about 10km west of Westport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murrisk and Lecanvey.
Murrisk
Village
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Murrisk is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, on the south side of Clew Bay, about 8 km west of Westport and 4 km east of Lecanvey. Murrisk lies at the foot of Croagh Patrick and is the starting-point for pilgrims who visit the mountain.
Lecanvey
Village
Lecanvey or Leckanvy is a seaside village in County Mayo, Ireland, between Westport and Louisburgh, about 2 km west of Murrisk. It has a small beach with Lecanvey Pier.
Louisburgh
Town
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Louisburgh is a small town on the southwest corner of Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. It is home to Sancta Maria College and the Gráinne O'Malley Interpretive Centre. Louisburgh is situated 10 km west of Croagh Patrick.
Croagh Patrick
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.76003° or 53° 45′ 36″ northLongitude
-9.65925° or 9° 39′ 33″ westElevation
764 metres (2,507 feet)Open location code
9C5GQ86R+28OpenStreetMap ID
node 332372557OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Venetian—“Croagh Patrick” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Croagh Patrick”
- Breton: “Cruach Phádraig”
- Cebuano: “Croagh Patrick”
- Chinese: “克罗帕特里克”
- Chinese: “派翠克山”
- Croatian: “Croagh Patrick”
- Czech: “Croagh Patrick”
- Dutch: “Croagh Patrick”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كرواج پاتريك”
- Finnish: “Croagh Patrick”
- French: “Croagh Patrick”
- German: “Croagh Patrick”
- Greek: “Κρο Πάτρικ”
- Irish: “Cruach Phádraig”
- Italian: “Croagh Patrick”
- Japanese: “クロー・パトリック”
- Ladin: “Croagh Patrick”
- Latin: “Mons Patricii”
- Lombard: “Cruach Phádraig”
- Maltese: “Croagh Patrick”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Croagh Patrick”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Croagh Patrick”
- Norwegian: “Croagh Patrick”
- Polish: “Croagh Patrick”
- Russian: “Кро-Патрик”
- Slovenian: “Croagh Patrick”
- Spanish: “Croagh Patrick”
- Swedish: “Croagh Patrick”
- Venetian: “Croagh Patrick”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lugnademon and Cooneenbeg Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Patrick’s Oratory and Lugnademon.
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