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WESTPORT
, a See also:market-See also:town, seaport and seaside resort of See also:County See also:Mayo, See also:Ireland, near the mouth of a small See also:river in Clew See also:Bay
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Pop
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(Igor) 3892
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The town is 16o m
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W. from See also:Dublin by the Midland See also:Great Western railway, Westport See also:Quay at the river mouth being served by a See also:branch See also:line
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There is a small export See also:trade in See also:grain
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The beautiful See also:demesne of the See also:marquess of See also:Sligo enriches the neighbourhood
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Clew Bay, thickly studded with islands and surrounded with mountains, is one of the most magnificent of the great inlets on the W. See also:coast
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Near the S. See also:shore is Croagh See also:Patrick (2510 ft.), an isolated conical See also: |
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