westport ireland hotels Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/westport-ireland-hotels Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:39:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Westport Ireland http://toursmaps.com/westport-ireland.html http://toursmaps.com/westport-ireland.html#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2016 14:46:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=226537 Westport Ireland WESTPORT Palm trees and steep hills lead down to Westport’s busy Georgian streets. Nearby, the conical Croagh Patrick rises 650m over Clew Bay. The summit has been revered as a holy site for thousands of years. St. Patrick worked here in AD 441, praying for 40 days and nights to banish snakes from Ireland. Climbers start their excursion from the 15th-century Murrisk Abbey, several kilometers west of Westport on R395 toward Louisburgh. Buses go to Murrisk (2-3 per day); for groups, cabs ( 27 171) are cheaper and more convenient. Sheep calmly rule Clare Island, a desolate but

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