County Mayo | |
Contae Mhaigh Eo | |
Dia is Muire Linn (Irish) "God and Mary be with us" | |
Coat of arms | |
Provinces | Connacht |
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County town | Castlebar |
Area Rank | 3rd |
Population | 130,638 |
Year | 2011 |
Population Rank | 15th |
Car plates | MO |
Website | www.mayococo.ie |
County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region, and it is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo. The population of the county is 130,638 according to the 2011 census.
The current Taoiseach Enda Kenny is from this county.
Geography[]
Mayo is the third-largest of Ireland's 32 counties in area and 15th largest in terms of population. It is the second-largest of Connacht’s five counties in both size and population.
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County Galway |
Counties of Ireland | |
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Connacht | Galway | Leitrim | Mayo | Roscommon | Sligo |
Munster | Clare | Cork | Kerry | Limerick | Tipperary | Waterford |
Leinster | Carlow | Dublin | Kildare | Kilkenny | Laois | Longford | Louth | Meath | Offaly | Westmeath | Wexford | Wicklow |
Ulster | Antrim | Armagh | Cavan | Donegal | Down | Fermanagh | Londonderry | Monaghan | Tyrone |