Mynishmore, Mayo
Historical Description
MYNISHMORE, an island, in the parish and barony of BURRISHOOLE, county of MAYO, and province of CONNAUGHT, 8 miles (W.) from Newport-Pratt; containing 80 inhabitants. This island, which is so called to distinguish it from the smaller island of Mynishbeg, is situated in Clew bay, and is the most western of the islands in that bay which are within the limits of the parish. It is a coast-guard station, and one of the six constituting the district of Westport.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1840 by Samuel Lewis
Directories & Gazetteers
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Land and Property
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