Inishlyre, Westport

#4 among attractions in Westport

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Facts and practical information

Inishlyre is one of the last inhabited small islands in Clew Bay, Ireland, with a population of about 4 people in 2011. ()

Coordinates: 53°49'24"N, 9°39'11"W

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Westport Ireland

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Day trips

Inishlyre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Clew Bay Heritage Centre, Westport House, Croagh Patrick, Burrishoole Friary.

4.3 miE
Museum
Clew Bay Heritage Centre, Westport
109 min walk • 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.
5 miE
Theme park, Amusement park, Museum
Westport House, Westport
129 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.
4.4 miS
Mountain and pilgrimage site with chapel
Croagh Patrick, Westport
112 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.
6.2 miNE
Monastery
Burrishoole Friary, Newport
158 min walk • Burrishoole Friary was a Dominican friary in County Mayo, Ireland. Its ruin is a National Monument. Burrishoole Friary was founded in 1470 by Richard de Burgo of Turlough, Lord MacWilliam Oughter. It was built without the permission of Pope Paul II.
5.1 miN
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Rockfleet Castle, Newport
131 min walk • Rockfleet Castle, or Carrickahowley Castle, is a tower house near Newport in County Mayo, Ireland. It was built in the mid-fifteenth century, and is most famously associated with Grace O'Malley, the 'pirate queen' and chieftain of the Clan O’Malley.
2.9 miS
Monastery
Murrisk Abbey
75 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...
6.1 miNE
Bridge
Seven Arches Bridge, Newport
156 min walk • The Seven Arches Bridge is a historic bridge in Newport, County Mayo, Ireland. Built around 1892, the bridge is a seven span squared red sandstone structure with limestone detailing over the Black Oak River/Newport River.
1.1 miSW
Island
Dorinish
28 min walk • Dorinish is an uninhabited island in Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland.
6.6 miSE
Archaeological site
Boheh Stone
169 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.