Newport Attractions

7mi/11km north of Westport of the N59, which leads into Northern Mayo, is Newport, a fishing center (sea fishing in Clew Bay, trout in the neighboring loughs) dominated by an old railroad viaduct. In the church (1914) can be seen a beautiful stained glass window (Last Judgment) by Clarke (1930). In the surrounding countryside are numerous drumlins (mounds of boulder clay left by glaciers), and many of the islets in Clew Bay are drumlins which have been engulfed by the sea.

North of Newport in a quiet bay, are the ruins of Burrishoole Abbey (15th C: National Monument), a Dominican house. Of the church there remain the nave, choir and south transept (windows) and the squat central tower. There is also a fragment of the cloister.