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Westport ( Irish: Cathair na Mart, meaning "the stone fort of the beeves", historically anglicised as Cahernamart) [2] is a town in County Mayo in Ireland. [3] It is at the south-east corner of Clew Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of Ireland. Westport is a tourist destination and scores highly for quality of life. [4]
Website. www.creditunion.ie. The Irish League of Credit Unions ( ILCU) ( Irish: Conradh na hÉireann de Chomhair Chreidmheasa [1]) is a trade association for credit unions in Ireland. It operates in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is an unincorporated body governed by a board of directors elected by member credit unions.
Westport House. / 53.800785; -9.5363634. Westport House in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland, is a Georgian country house, historically the family seat of the Marquess of Sligo and the Brownes. The house was designed by the architect Richard Cassels with later additions by Thomas Ivory and James Wyatt .
Doolough Tragedy. The Doolough Tragedy is an event that took place during the Great Irish Famine close to Doo Lough in southwest County Mayo. [1] At least seven (and perhaps 20 or significantly more) starving people died after being "forced to walk for miles to present themselves for inspection" by poor law union officials who would determine ...
Westport United F.C. Westport United F.C. is an Irish association football club based in Westport, County Mayo. Founded in 1911, it is one of the oldest association football clubs in both County Mayo and Connacht. They currently play in the Mayo Association Football League. They have previously played in the Connacht Senior League.
The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger ( Irish: an Gorta Mór [ənˠ ˈɡɔɾˠt̪ˠə ˈmˠoːɾˠ] ), the Famine and the Irish Potato Famine, [1] [2] was a period of starvation and disease in Ireland lasting from 1845 to 1852 that constituted a historical social crisis and subsequently had a major impact on Irish society and history ...
Westport RFC (Ireland) Westport RFC is an Irish Rugby Football Union team based in the West of Ireland. The Westport RFC is affiliated to both the Connacht Rugby Football Union (its provincial parent union) and the Ireland Rugby Union. The men's first team play in the Connacht Junior 1A League. The side also plays in the Heineken Junior Cup.
By 1827, it had seven branches outside of Dublin, in Belfast, Clonmel, Cork, Derry, Newry, Waterford and Westport. In 1864, Bank of Ireland paid its first interest on deposits. By 1883, Bank of Ireland had 58 branches throughout Ireland, and by 1920, the number had grown to 75.