Murrisk

Murrisk Muraisc
Town
Murrisk Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°46′42″N 9°37′53″W / 53.7783°N 9.6315°W / 53.7783; -9.6315Coordinates: 53°46′42″N 9°37′53″W / 53.7783°N 9.6315°W / 53.7783; -9.6315
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Mayo
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population (2002)
• Urban	235
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	L925821

Murrisk (Irish: Muraisc) is one of the Baronial divisions of County Mayo^[1] and also a village in County Mayo, Ireland, on the south side of Clew Bay, about 8 km west of Westport and 4 km east of Lecanvey.

Murrisk lies at the foot of Croagh Patrick and is the starting-point for pilgrims who visit the mountain. Every year, on the last Sunday of July, thousands of people converge on the village to make the pilgrimage. There is a small interpretative centre in the village, which focuses on Croagh Patrick.

Transport

Murrisk is located on the R335 regional road.

Public transport

Bus services

Bus Éireann local route 450 Louisburgh-Lecanvey-Murrisk-Westport provides two to three journeys in each direction daily except Sundays. On Thursdays the route extends west to Killadoon.^[2]

Rail access

The nearest rail services may be accessed at Westport railway station approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) distant. There are several trains a day from Westport to Dublin Heuston via Athlone.

Places of interest

The Abbey ruins, 1792

Famine Memorial

The ruined Murrisk Abbey just to the seaward side of the village was an Augustinian abbey founded in 1457 by the O'Malley family. It was suppressed in the Reformation, but survived for some time.

Murrisk is also the site of Ireland's National Famine Memorial, designed by Irish artist John Behan, which abstractly resembles a coffin ship filled with dying people. The monument was unveiled in July 1997 by President Mary Robinson.^[3]

Religion

Murrisk is part of both the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland parishes of Oughaval. Catholic records consist of marriages (from 1825) and baptisms (from 1845) and Church of Ireland records of baptisms, marriages and burials (all from 1802). These records are held at the South Mayo Family Research Centre in Ballinrobe which is 32 km southeast of Westport.

Towns and villages in the Barony of Murrisk

Murrisk
Louisburgh
Westport
Carrownisky
Killary Harbour

References

Places in County Mayo

County town: Castlebar

Towns	Ballina Ballinrobe Castlebar Claremorris Westport

Villages and townlands	Achill Sound Aghamore Attymass Aughagower Aughleam Balla Ballindine Ballintubber Ballycastle Ballycroy Ballyglass Ballyhaunis Bangor Erris Bekan Belcarra Belderrig Bellacorick Bellavary Belmullet Binghamstown Bohola Bonniconlon Breaffy Brickens Bun an Churraigh Carrowteige Carnacon Cashel Castlehill Charlestown Cogaula Cong Corrimbla Corroy Cregganbaun Cross Crossmolina Delphi Derrew Dooega Doohoma Dooniver Drummin Errew Foxford Glenamoy Glencastle Glengad Glenhest Glinsk Gweesalia Hollymount Irishtown Islandeady Keel Kilcummin Kilgalligan Kilkelly Killala Killawalla Kilmaine Kilmeena Kilmovee Kiltimagh Knock Knockmore Lahardane Lecanvey Louisburgh Mayo Meelick Moygownagh Mulranny Murrisk Neale Newport Partry Pontoon Rakestreet Rossport Salia Shammer Shrule Strade Swinford Toormakeady Tulrahan Turlough

Baronies	Burrishoole Carra Clanmorris Costello Erris Gallen Kilmaine Murrisk Tirawley

Islands	Achill Island Achillbeg Bartragh Island Caher Island Clare Island Collanmore Island Dorinish Eagle Island Illanmaster Inishbiggle Inishglora Inishlyre Inishturk Inish Turk Beg

List of townlands of County Mayo Category:Geography of County Mayo

Baronies of Mayo

Burrishoole Carra Clanmorris Costello Erris Gallen Kilmaine Murrisk Tirawley

Other baronies of Ireland: complete list by county

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