Carrickafoagh

Carrickafoagh is a locality in , . Carrickafoagh is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Croagh Patrick and National Famine Memorial.

Peak
Photo: EamonnPKeane, Public domain.
, nicknamed 'the Reek', is a mountain with a height of 764 m and an important site of pilgrimage in , Ireland. The mountain has a pyramid-shaped peak and overlooks , rising above the village of , several kilometres from . is situated 3½ km southwest of Carrickafoagh.

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

Ruins
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Murrisk Friary, is a ruined Augustinian monastery located in , Ireland. It is on the southern coast of , about 10km west of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murrisk and Lecanvey.

Village
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , , on the south side of , about 8 km west of and 4 km east of . lies at the foot of and is the starting-point for pilgrims who visit the mountain.

Village
Photo: Evertype, CC BY 2.5.
or Leckanvy is a seaside village in , , between and Louisburgh, about 2 km west of . It has a small beach with Pier. is situated 5 km west of Carrickafoagh.

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is an attractive town in 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.

Carrickafoagh

Latitude
53.77674° or 53° 46′ 36″ north
Longitude
-9.6101° or 9° 36′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C5GQ9GQ+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3903756643
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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Notable Places Nearby

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