Attymass () is a village in
County Mayo
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,
Ireland
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.
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of
ringfort
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s (in the
townland
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s of Carrick and Kilgellia) and several
crannóg
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sites at nearby Ballymore Lough.
The
Roman Catholic
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church in the village was built in 1958 on the site of an earlier 19th century chapel.
The Fr Patrick Peyton Memorial Centre, which was officially opened in 1998, commemorates the village's association with
Fr Patrick Peyton. Peyton, also known as the "Rosary Priest", was the founder of the
Family Rosary Crusade and was born in the area in 1909.
Sport
Moy Villa Football Club, established in 1992, is based in Kilgellia, Attymass and plays in the
Mayo League. In September 2012, Moy Villa achieved promotion to Premier A of the Mayo League. In late 2013, Moy Villa reached the Elvery's Sports Super League for the first time in the club's history. In 2006, the club built an
Astro turf
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facility with
floodlights, with funding being sourced locally and via the Sports Capital Development Fund.
See also
*
Ballycong
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
External links
Attymass website(archived)
Attymass RC Parish{{County Mayo
Towns and villages in County Mayo