Where is louisburgh co mayo

Events during the year include out St. Browne - later 1st Marquess of Sligo - built the town to house Catholic refugees fleeing sectarian conflict in the north of Ireland. He named the town in memory of his Uncle — Captain Henry Browne — who fought in the battle of Louisburg, on the British side against the French.

After the British victory his uncle became a captain in the newly formed Louisburg regiment. The Bunowen River travels from Killary Harbour, which is Ireland's only fjord on through some of Ireland's most spectacular countryside before eventually entering the village of Louisburgh on its way to the sea by Carramore Beach and into Clew Bay.

There are a number of sheltered, uncrowded, Blue Flag beaches in the area, renowned for their cleanliness, ideal for swimming, sailing, surfing and other watersports. Nearby Roonagh Pier is approximately 7km from Louisburgh. This is the departure point for regular ferries to Inisturk and Clare Island. Is today a holiday. During the Famine in Ireland more than 2. Like the rest of Mayo the Famine had a devastating effect on the Louisburgh area.

Still etched in the landscape to the present day are the ridges and hollows of the potato beds and the ruins of many tiny stone dwellings which failed to house such impossibly large families at that time.

In the Choctaw Indians in Mississippi were forced from their homelands to journey many hundred miles cross country to Oklahoma. Many of them perished on what became known as the 'Trail of Tears'. A report in 'The Arkansas Intellegencer' of April 3rd stated that the Choctaw Indians, on learning of the Irish Famine, sent money to a famine relief fund in Ireland.

Every year a famine walk takes place, during the month of May, from Doolough to Louisburgh recalling the Irish Famine. This walk is often joined by one of the Indians from the Choctaw Nation. For further information tel: Mayo Library - Louisburgh Branch.

Visitors' Guide of Louisburgh in Co. Inishturk Island The only other inhabited island in Clew Bay is also worth a visit.