Delphi, County Mayo Explained

Delphi (^[1] or ;, in Greek, Modern (1453-); pronounced as /ðelˈfi/)^[2] is a locality in County Mayo, Ireland. Its English name was coined by the Marquis of Sligo, who built a famous hunting lodge there.^[3]

It is located on the Owengar River that connects Fin Lough to Doo Lough, between the fjord of Killary Harbour to the south and the Sheeffry Hills to the north, in a valley surrounded by the Mweelrea Mountains and the neighbouring peaks of Ben Creggan and Ben Gorm.^[3] The R335 road passes through it.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

Notes and References

1. Book: Greenwood . Margaret . Wallace . Geoff . The Rough Guide to Ireland . 6th . . 2001 . 409 . 978-1-8582-8690-7 .
2. In English, the name Delphi is pronounced either as or, in a more the Greek-like manner, as . The Greek spelling transliterates as "Delphoi" (with an o); dialectal forms include Belphoi - Aeolian form - and Dalphoi - Phocian form -, as well as other Greek dialectal varieties .
3. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/motors/2010/0901/1224277970011.html The lonesome west