Carnacon
Carnacon or Carrownacon is a village, townland and area in central County Mayo, Ireland. It is situated about 12 miles from Castlebar, and is about 8 miles from Claremorris and Ballinrobe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: townland in Burriscarra, County Mayo, Ireland
- Also known as: “Carrownacon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burriscarra Abbey and Moore Hall.
Burriscarra Abbey
Ruins
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burriscarra Abbey is a former Carmelite Priory and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland.
Moore Hall
Ruins
Photo: Comhar, Public domain.
Moore Hall is a ruined 18th-century manor house located near Carnacon in County Mayo, Ireland. Built around 1792, it became the ancestral home of the Moore family, including the novelist George Augustus Moore.
Castle Carra
Ruins
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Castle Carra is a hall house and National Monument located in County Mayo in the west of Ireland. Castle Carra is situated 2½ km southwest of Carnacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyglass and Ballintubber.
Ballyglass
Village
Ballyglass is a small village in central County Mayo in Ireland. It is situated about 10 miles from Castlebar, and closer to Claremorris and Ballinrobe. Ballyglass is situated 3½ km east of Carnacon.
Ballintubber
Village
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballintubber, officially Ballintober, is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, known for Ballintubber Abbey which was founded in 1216. The countryside of Ballintubber is set against the backdrop of the Partry Mountains. Ballintubber is situated 5 km west of Carnacon.
Partry
Village
Photo: Comhar, Public domain.
Partry is a village and a civil parish formerly called Ballyovey in County Mayo, Ireland. It is located at the junction of the N84 and R330 roads between the towns of Ballinrobe and Castlebar, and between Lough Carra and Lough Mask. Partry is situated 5 km southwest of Carnacon.
Carnacon
- Categories: human settlement, townland, and locality
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.73151° or 53° 43′ 54″ northLongitude
-9.22056° or 9° 13′ 14″ westElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
9C5GPQJH+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 278482095OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Carnacon” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kiltoom Point and Clogher.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Carrownacon Lough.
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