Partry Explained

Partry
Native Name:Irish: Partraí
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Connacht
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Mayo
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Rural:563
Population Note:(Includes entire local electoral division)
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:53.7°N -9.2833°W
Elevation M:58
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Partry (Irish: Partraí) is a village[2] and a civil parish formerly called Ballyovey[3] in County Mayo, Ireland. It is located at the junction of the N84 and R330 roads between the towns of Ballinrobe and Castlebar, and between Lough Carra and Lough Mask. 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.

Partry play with CLG Thuar Mhic Éadaigh for GAA purposes.

A priest-hunter named Seán na Sagart was killed in Partry.

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  1. http://www.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?maintable=CDP08&PLanguage=0 CDP08: Population and Actual and Percentage Change 2006 and 2011 by Electoral Division, Year and Statistic
  2. http://www.logainm.ie/132917.aspx Partry
  3. http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/Mayo/Towns/Partry/Partry.htm Partry