Lecanvey () or Leckanvy () is a seaside village in

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...

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, between Westport and

Louisburgh Louisburgh () 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. Transport Road access Louisburgh is located on the R335 regional r ...

, about 2 km west of

Murrisk Murrisk () is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, on the south side of Clew Bay, about 8 km west of Westport and 4 km east of Lecanvey. Murrisk lies at the foot of Croagh Patrick and is the starting-point for pilgrims who visit the m ...

. It has a small beach with Lecanvey Pier. To the south is

Croagh Patrick Croagh Patrick (), nicknamed 'the Reek', is a mountain with a height of and an important site of pilgrimage in County Mayo, Ireland. The mountain has a pyramid-shaped peak and overlooks Clew Bay, rising above the village of Murrisk, several mil ...

. To the west is

Clare Island Clare Island ( or ''Oileán Chliara''), also historically Inishcleer, is a mountainous island guarding the entrance to Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. Historically part of the kingdom of Umhaill, it is famous as the home of the 15th century pi ...

. The Lecanvey Community Alliance was constituted in 2006,''Mayo News'', "Local Notes", p. 21, 2006-07-26 with the intent to improve the environment of the parts of the area which do not fall into the catchment area of Murrisk or of Louisburgh.

Transport

Road

Lecanvey is located on the R335 regional road.

Bus Éireann Bus Éireann (; "Irish Bus") is a state-owned bus and coach operator providing services throughout Ireland, with the exception of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area, where bus services are provided by sister company Dublin Bus. It is a subsidia ...

local route 450

-Lecanvey-

- Westport provides two to three journeys in each direction daily except Sundays. On Thursdays the route extends west to Killadoon.

Rail access

The nearest rail services may be accessed at Westport railway station approximately 15 km distant.

Townlands served by the Lecanvey Community Alliance

Notable residents

The Iranian-American author

Marsha Mehran Marsha Mehran (; born Mahsa Mehran; 11 November 1977 – April 2014) was an Iranian novelist. Her works include the international bestsellers ''Pomegranate Soup'' (2005) and ''Rosewater and Soda Bread'' (2008). Early life Mehran was born in Tehra ...

rented a house in Lecanvey, where she died in April 2014.

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