Banagher Point

Banagher Point is a point in County Mayo, Connacht. Banagher Point is situated nearby to the locality Carrowcally, as well as near Money.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Inishlyre and Collanmore Island.

Inishlyre

Islet

Inishlyre is one of the last inhabited small islands in Clew Bay, Ireland, with a population of 3 people in 2022. Inishlyre is situated 3½ km northwest of Banagher Point.

Collanmore Island

Island

Collanmore Island is an island in Clew Bay, County Mayo, Ireland. Collanmore Island is situated 3½ km northwest of Banagher Point.

National Famine Memorial

Photo: A.-K. D., CC0.

National Famine Memorial is situated 4 km southwest of Banagher Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murrisk and Westport.

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. Murrisk is situated 4 km southwest of Banagher Point.

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.

Lecanvey

Village

Photo: Evertype, CC BY 2.5.

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 6 km southwest of Banagher Point.

Banagher Point

Type: Point
Category: landform
Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.80907° or 53° 48′ 33″ north

Longitude

-9.60375° or 9° 36′ 14″ west

Open location code

9C5GR95W+JG

GeoNames ID

10130505

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Carrowcally and Money.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stony Island and Green Islands.

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