Back Newport (lungsod sa Irland, Connaught) CEB Newport (Mayo) German Newport (Mayo) Spanish Newport (Mayo konderria) Basque Newport (comté de Mayo) French Baile Uí Fhiacháin Irish Baile Uí Fhiacháin Scots/Gaelic Newport (Mayo) Italian ნიუპორტი (მეიოს საგრაფო) Georgian Ньюпорт (Мейо) Russian
Newport
Irish: Baile Uí Fhiacháin | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 View across the harbour of the town, 2007 | |
  Newport Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°53′06″N 09°32′47″W / 53.88500°N 9.54639°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 626 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish grid reference | M989937 |
Newport (Irish: Baile Uí Fhiacháin[2]), historically known as Ballyveaghan and for many years also known as Newport-Pratt,[3] is a small town in the barony of Burrishoole, County Mayo, Ireland. The population was 626 in 2016.[1] It is located on the west coast of Ireland, along the shore of Clew Bay, north of Westport. The N59 road passes through the town. The county town of Castlebar is approx 18 km east of Newport. The Black Oak River flows through the centre of the town and there are walking paths along its banks.
- ^ a b "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Newport". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Baile Uí Fhiacháin/Newport". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Antiquities of West Mayo, Christiaan Corlett, pp 88