Westport
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Irish Connection 3.0 London Westport Achill Island Clifden


Croagh Patrick in the background
To this day thousands of people make barefooted pilgrimages to the top of the mountain to pray at the Statue of St. Patrick.

 
   

Westport House

Westport House
The Lord of Westport lived here. He provided for many Irish who were starving during the famine. He eventually went bankrupt helping his tenant farmers who could not pay rent because of the famine.
Sailboats in the coves of Westport