Bangor Erris
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| Bangor Erris Beannchar |
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| Town population: | 266 (2002) |
| Rural population: | N/A |
| Elevation: | 96 m |
| County: | Mayo |
| Province: | Connacht |
Bangor Erris (in Irish, Beannchar) is a village in County Mayo, Ireland.
Bangor Erris in North Mayo is an attractive little town on the banks of the Owenmore River and is the gateway to the Erris Peninsula linking Belmullet with Ballina and Westport. Only 2 km from the famous fishing Carramore Lake, Bangor is an anglers paradise and a centre for wild atlantic salmon and sea trout fishing.
Bangor nestles at the foot of the "Bangor Trail" a 22 mile mountain pass across the Nephin Beg Mountain Range to Newport. From Bangor it is a short drive to the superb 18 hole golf links at Carne in Belmullet with magnificent panoramic views of the islands of Inniskea and Innisglora.
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List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
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