County Mayo

Also known as Mayo, County Mayo, Ireland, Co. Mayo, Co Mayo

county in Ireland

AI overview

County Mayo is a county located on the west coast of Ireland. It is one of Ireland's traditional counties and forms part of the province of Connacht.

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Within Vinony's link graph, County Mayo is referenced by 2,517 other articles, and connects out to Elizabeth I, fossil fuel and Tuar Mhic Éadaigh.

The entry is geolocated on the map in adm1st.

Vinony files it under Connacht, Counties of the Republic of Ireland and County Mayo.

Its subject is documented across 64 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Population: 130638
Area: 5586.0
Official website: www.mayo.ie
Image: Beautiful Achill Islands in County Mayo of Ireland.jpg
Licence plate code: MO

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Commons gallery: County Mayo
Commons category: County Mayo
native label: Contae Mhaigh Eo
P11012: Betta channoides
WordLift URL: data.wordlift.io/wl0164/entity/county-mayo

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Encyclopedic overview

County Mayo (/ˈmeɪoʊ/; from Irish Maigh Eo, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning 'Plain of the yew trees') is a county in Ireland. In the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority. The population was 137,231 at the 2022 census. The boundaries of the county, which was formed in 1585, reflect the Mac William Íochtar lordship at that time.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “County Mayo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.