Cong

Cong is a small village in in the west of Ireland, with a population in 2016 of only 145. It has a ruined abbey and a plush castle hotel, but is best known as the film location for The Quiet Man.
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  • Type: Village with 145 residents
  • Description: village in County Galway and County Mayo, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Cong, County Mayo”, “Conga Fheichín”, and “孔鎮”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Quiet Man Cottage Museum and Glebe Stone Circles.

Museum
The is a museum located in Cong, County Mayo, Ireland.

Archaeological site
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
are standing stones and National Monument located in , .

Ruins
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is a ruined tower castle south of , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cloonbur.

Village
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Cong is a small village in in the west… is situated 5 km west of Cong.

Cong

Latitude
53.5408° or 53° 32′ 27″ north
Longitude
-9.2859° or 9° 17′ 9″ west
Population
145
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
9C5GGPR7+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52269698
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2965239
Wiki­data ID
Q1125668
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Cong” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Cong”
  • Catalan: “Cong”
  • Cebuano: “Cong”
  • Chinese: “康鎮”
  • Dutch: “Cong”
  • French: “Cong”
  • Georgian: “კონგი”
  • German: “Cong”
  • Hebrew: “קונג”
  • Irish: “Conga”
  • Italian: “Cong”
  • Japanese: “コング”
  • Malay: “Cong, Daerah Mayo”
  • Polish: “Cong”
  • Russian: “Конг”
  • Spanish: “Cong”
  • Swedish: “Cong”
  • Urdu: “کونگ، کاؤنٹی میو”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Neale and Cross.

County Mayo: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Castlebar and Achill Island.

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