Murrisk Pier

Murrisk Pier is in County Mayo, Connacht. Murrisk Pier is situated nearby to the archaeological site Banrach, as well as near the lake Crott Loughs.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Croagh Patrick and 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 3 km southwest of Murrisk Pier.

National Famine Memorial

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

National Famine Memorial is situated 1 km west of Murrisk Pier.

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 1¼ km west of Murrisk Pier.

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

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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 4 km west of Murrisk Pier.

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.

Murrisk Pier

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.77846° or 53° 46′ 43″ north

Longitude

-9.62342° or 9° 37′ 24″ west

Open location code

9C5GQ9HG+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10692948099

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