County Mayo

County Mayo (Irish: Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the yew trees") is a county in Ireland. In the West of Ireland, it is part of the province of Connacht and is named after the village of Mayo, now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 130,638 at the 2011 census. The boundaries of the county, which was formed in 1585, reflect the Mac William Íochtar lordship at that time.

Geography

It is bounded on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean; the south is adjacent to County Galway, the east is adjacent to County Roscommon; the northeast is adjacent to County Sligo. 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. There is a distinct geological difference between the north and the south of the county. The north consists largely of poor subsoils and is covered with large areas of extensive Atlantic blanket bog, whereas the south is largely a limestone landscape. Agricultural land is therefore more productive in the south than in the north.

Mayo (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Mayo was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

County Divisions

Baronies in County Mayo:[n 8]

Burrishoole (Buiríos Umhaill)

Carra (Ceara)

Clanmorris (Clann Mhuiris)

Costello (Coistealaigh)

Erris (Iorras)

Gallen (Gaileanga)

Kilmaine (Cill Mheáin)

Murrisk (Muraisc)

Ross (An Ros)

Tirawley (Tír Amhlaidh)

Tireragh (Tír Fhiachrach)

Members of Parliament

1692–1801

Notes

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