Westport
Westport is an attractive town in County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland, with a population of 6,900 in 2022. It was originally Cathair na Mart, "town of the beef cattle", a cattle-mart and trading port in an era when it was much easier to get around by sea than overland. Wikivoyage
Population 6,872 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Ireland
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Westport House Attraction · 180 m - Custom House Studios and Gallery Gallery · 940 m
- Pirates Haven Theme park · 390 m
- Pirate Queen Attraction · 440 m
- Deaf Hugh's Well Monument · 540 m
- Glendenning Monument Monument · 550 m
- The Clock Monument · 670 m
- Seán Mac Giolla Bríde Memorial · 730 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Féile Chois Cuain
May
Féile Chois Cuain is a trad music festival held on the early May public holiday in Louisburgh
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Sea Angling Festival
June
Sea Angling Festival is in late June, fishing from boats or shore
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Westival
October
Westival is an arts, music and literature festival in October
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Westport); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.