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Westport, designated as one of Bord Failte's (Irish Tourist Board) heritage towns is one of the main tourist destinations in the West of Ireland. The town plays host to many festivals throughout the year. In May, the Westport "Europe Food & Culture Festival" brings European cuisine and culture to this cosmopolitan town. Many hotels and restaurants serve delicious gourmet European food and there is entertainment European style in the evenings.

The Westport Street Festival (July/August) offers free nightly entertainment, open air concerts and plenty of fun for children during the day. The Horse and Pony Fair and the Patrician Week attract many visitors in September, and the Westport Arts Festival attracts the best in contemporary theatre, opera, traditional music, and jazz.

Westport's proximity to many blue flag beaches and magnificent scenic drives ensures a unique holiday to suit all visitor tastes.
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Into the West... Part 2
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Jul 06, 2006 - Jul 07, 2006
We made our way back to Westport for some late lunch. Westport is one of Ireland’s most popular holiday destinations, be it for a weekend end or longer stay. It overlooks Clew Bay and is situated near the base of Croagh Patrick. One of the few planned towns in the Country, Westport was designed in the 18th Century by James Wyatt. The town contains many fine restaurants, specialising particularly in seafood and many fine traditional pubs, all providing a friendly ambience. It got some nice f...
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Climbing Croagh Patrick
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May 05, 2003 - May 19, 2003
Croagh (pronounced 'crow') Patrick is a holy mountain.  It's the site from which St. Patrick is supposed to have banished all the snakes from Ireland (and, thus, a mecca for snake-hatin' me!).  It's a completely treeless steep mountain on the peninsula north of Galway.  On the last Saturday of July, Catholic pilgrims climb it (the more penitent do it barefoot) en masse.  There's a small chapel up top.   Every since I heard about it, I wanted to climb. So, I did.&nbs...
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Ireland - Road trip along west coast - 2005: Westport Travel Photos
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Jun 17, 2005 - Jun 20, 2005
I and my friends took a car from Shannon and first drove north up to Achill Island and down south to Cork.
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Ahoy Matt Molloys!
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Sep 03, 2005 - Sep 10, 2005
Sunset had begun by the time we reached Westport, and being in the West, it could only look all too beautiful. We reached our hostel, as cheap as it can come what with all of us boyz and a few more being bunged into one big dorm of about 30 beds with no lock, no nothing. Anyways nice thing about this place was that it was close to the pub crawl. I went with Matt for dinner at a Chinese rsnt, and we headed direct to Matts Malloy where we met the rest of the group. What seemed to me...
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