St Patrick’s Oratory

St Patrick’s Oratory is a church in County Mayo, Connacht. St Patrick’s Oratory is situated nearby to the peak Croagh Patrick, as well as near the valley Lugnademon.

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.

National Famine Memorial

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

National Famine Memorial is situated 2½ km northeast of St Patrick’s Oratory.

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 3 km northeast of St Patrick’s Oratory.

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. Murrisk is situated 2½ km northeast of St Patrick’s Oratory.

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 3 km northwest of St Patrick’s Oratory.

Louisburgh

Town

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Louisburgh is a small town on the southwest corner of Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. It is home to Sancta Maria College and the Gráinne O'Malley Interpretive Centre. Louisburgh is situated 10 km west of St Patrick’s Oratory.

St Patrick’s Oratory

Type: Church
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.75999° or 53° 45′ 36″ north

Longitude

-9.65991° or 9° 39′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C5GQ85R+X2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 131731107

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

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