Clew Bay Heritage Centre, Westport

Name: Clew Bay Heritage Centre
Address: Clew Bay, Westport, Ireland

#1 among attractions in Westport

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Clew Bay Heritage Centre is a local history museum in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. Located in the west of the town, on the pier, it illustrates the social history and heritage of the Clew Bay area and Westport. Topics covered include Croagh Patrick, Grace O'Malley, John MacBride, Maud Gonne, the Irish War of Independence, the 1798 Rebellion and schooling in the area. ()

Coordinates: 53°48'7"N, 9°33'18"W

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Clew BayWestport Ireland

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Clew Bay Heritage Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Westport House, Croagh Patrick, Murrisk Abbey, Dorinish.

0.8 miE
Theme park, Amusement park, Museum
Westport House, Westport
21 min walk • Westport House in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland, is a well known Irish tourist attraction, owned by the Hughes family who own a number of businesses in the west of Ireland. Until January 2017, it was the ancestral seat of the Browne family, whose head was the Marquess of Sligo.
5.2 miSW
Mountain and pilgrimage site with chapel
Croagh Patrick, Westport
132 min walk • Croagh Patrick, nicknamed 'the Reek', is a mountain with a height of 764 m and an important site of pilgrimage in County Mayo, Ireland.
3.7 miW
Monastery
Murrisk Abbey
95 min walk • The Murrisk Augustinian Friary, located in County Mayo, Ireland, was founded on lands granted by Thady O'Malley in 1457 by Hugh O'Malley of Banada Friary, County Sligo who was granted permission by Callixtus III to establish a church and priory at Croagh Patrick because "the...
4.8 miW
Island
Dorinish
123 min walk • Dorinish is an uninhabited island in Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland.
3.7 miS
Archaeological site
Boheh Stone
96 min walk • The Boheh Stone, also called St. Patrick's Chair. is a piece of rock art a and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland.
4.1 miE
Forts and castles
Doon Castle, Islandeady
105 min walk • There is little remaining of Doon Castle, situated on a hill in the townland of the same name, in the parish of Aughagower approximately four miles from Westport in County Mayo.
4.3 miW
Island
Inishlyre, Westport
109 min walk • Inishlyre is one of the last inhabited small islands in Clew Bay, Ireland, with a population of about 4 people in 2011.