Louisburgh, County Mayo

Louisburgh
Cluain Cearbán (Irish)
Town
Louisburgh town centre
Louisburgh town centre
Louisburgh is located in Ireland
Louisburgh
Louisburgh
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°45′43″N 9°48′32″W / 53.762°N 9.809°W / 53.762; -9.809
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Mayo
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population434
Irish Grid ReferenceL803812

Louisburgh (Irish: Cluain Cearbán, meaning 'meadow of the buttercups')[2] is a small town on the southwest corner of Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. It is home to Sancta Maria College and the Gráinne O'Malley Interpretive Centre.

  1. ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Louisburgh". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Cluain Cearbán/Louisburgh". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 10 July 2018.