Partry ( ga, Partraí) is a villagePartry
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formerly called BallyoveyPartry
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. It is located at the junction of the N84 and R330 roads between the towns of

Ballinrobe Ballinrobe () is a town in County Mayo in Ireland. It is located on the River Robe, which empties into Lough Mask two kilometres to the west. As of the 2016 census, the population was 2,786. History Foundation and development Ballinrobe is c ...

and

Castlebar Castlebar () is the county town of County Mayo, Ireland. Developing around a 13th century castle of the de Barry family, from which the town got its name, the town now acts as a social and economic focal point for the surrounding hinterland. W ...

, and between Lough Carra and

Lough Mask Lough Mask () is a limestone lake of about in Counties Mayo and Galway, Ireland, north of Lough Corrib. Lough Mask is the middle of the three lakes, which empty into the Corrib River, through Galway, into Galway Bay. Lough Carra flows into ...

. The lakes Cloon Lough and Lough Nacorralea are located near Partry. While formerly known as Ballyovey, the contemporary name, Partry, derives from the word " Partraige", which is the name of the tribe that lived in the area in ancient times. In 2004, Partry Athletic Football Club was formed by members of the local community. It won Division 2 of the Mayo league the season after its formation. A priest-hunter named Seán na Sagart was killed in Partry.

Notable people

* Lacky Ó Máille ( fl. 18th century), was an Irish friar and poet

References

External links

Partry at Mayo Ireland website

Partry House website
Civil parishes of County Mayo Towns and villages in County Mayo {{Mayo-geo-stub

Notable people

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