Wrecks and historic events in County Mayo
The Discover Alone map has 12 wrecks and historic events in County Mayo, Ireland. Below are the 12 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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FloretteWreckFlorette is a wreck in County Mayo, Ireland. Perhaps the sea took her without warning, dragging bronze and wood into…
Battlefields of MoyneBattlefieldMoyne remains a battlefield in County Mayo, though no date or army survives to sharpen the wound. The land may have…
Battle of KillalabattleThirty-two days of rebel rule in Killala ended when Trench’s smoke-marked advance met them behind low stone walls. Four…
Battle of CastlebarMajor battlefieldOn 27 August 1798, Jean Joseph Amable Humbert and Gerard Lake clashed near Castlebar, County Mayo, when exhausted…
Battle of BallinabattleBattle of Ballina is a battle in County Mayo, Ireland. Perhaps men bled on that soil in 1798 while empires rearranged…- 2017 Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 crashaviation accidentFour rescuers died on 14 March 2017 when Rescue 116 struck Blackrock Island in darkness and poor weather while…
- Pollnamarve or Grave of the Mary BurkesBurialFifteen women named Mary Burke bled into the Cloonagashel earth in 1592 after Bingham defeated their men, turning a…
- Crete BoomWreckCrete Boom is a concrete ship wreck preserved at The Woodlands in Belleek, Ballina, County Mayo. It still stands beside…
- Battlefield in Townplots West,killalaBattlefieldKillala west, where townplots and battlefield share one line, is a place where ordinary life and sudden violence both…
- Battlefield in ShruleBattlefieldShrule is a battlefield in County Mayo, Ireland, though no visible boundary or marker remains to show where the…
- Battlefield in Carrowncurry,garryduff,gorteendrunagh,knockacroghery,knockthomas,newantrimBattlefieldCarrowncurry, Garryduff, Gorteendrunagh, Knockacroghery, Knockthomas and Newantrim formed a single bloody battlefield…
- Battlefield in Ardnaree OR ShanaghyBattlefieldArdnaree and Shanaghy still carry the shape of a battlefield though no date or name survives to mark the violence. The…