National Famine Memorial
National Famine Memorial is a memorial in County Mayo, Connacht. National Famine Memorial is situated nearby to the ruins Murrisk Abbey, as well as near the peak Croagh Patrick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Monument in Co. Mayo, Ireland
- Also known as: “Great Famine National Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Murrisk Abbey and Croagh Patrick.
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. Murrisk Abbey is situated 210 metres north of National Famine Memorial.
Croagh Patrick
Peak
Photo: EamonnPKeane, Public domain.
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. Croagh Patrick is situated 2½ km southwest of National Famine Memorial.
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. Lecanvey is situated 3 km west of National Famine Memorial.
Westport
Photo: donnamarijne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
National Famine Memorial
- Categories: memorial, tourism, and historic site
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.78012° or 53° 46′ 48″ northLongitude
-9.63976° or 9° 38′ 23″ westElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
9C5GQ9J6+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 1784603923OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
6693181Wikidata ID
Q49006225
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Irish—“National Famine Memorial” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Famine Memorial”
- Irish: “Cuimhneachán Náisiunta ar an nGorta Mór”
- “National Famine Memorial”
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