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Louisburgh · Co. Mayo

Where Pirate Queens Ruled and Planned Towns Rose From Ancient Meadows

1795 marked the birth of modern Louisburgh (Irish: Cluain Cearbán - pronounced "CLOO-in KARE-ah-wahn") when John Denis Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamount and later 1st Marquess of Sligo, established this carefully planned Georgian town to house Catholic refugees fleeing sectarian v…

Louisburgh is a small place in County Mayo. We're still writing the proper hub for it — pubs, food, walks, the things to skip — and it'll appear here when it does.