County Mayo (, lit. the plain of the
yew trees) is a
county in the province of
Connacht, located on the west coast of
Ireland. The county town of Mayo is
Castlebar. Mayo is bordered to the south by
Galway, to the east by
Roscommon, and to the north-east by
Sligo.
Castlebar and
Ballina are by far the two most populous towns in the county, with 10,729 and 10,146 residents respectively according to the 2006 census; with Castlebar being much larger by land area. These are followed by
Westport, a popular tourist town, which has 5,140 residents. The fourth largest town is
Claremorris with a population of 3,170. Other towns include
Ballinrobe,
Ballyhaunis,
Belmullet and
Swinford.
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