Rossport

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Rossport
Ros Dumhach
Location
Location of Rossport
centerMap highlighting Rossport
Irish grid reference
F828384
Statistics
Province: Connacht
County: County Mayo
Elevation: 60 m
Population (2002)

For the Ontario town, see Rossport, Ontario

Rossport (official name: Ros Dumhach) is a Gaeltacht village in northwest County Mayo, Ireland. It came to national prominence in 2005 when five local men were jailed for refusing to allow Royal Dutch Shell access to their lands. Shell, with the assistance of the Irish government, planned to lay an experimental raw gas pipeline straight from the Corrib gas field through the village. The Shell to Sea campaign, based in Rossport and the surrounding villages, continues to oppose the multinational's plans. In 2007, Rossport native Willie Corduff won the Goldman Environmental Prize for his staunch opposition to Shell's plans for his area.

Mural of executed Shell opponent Ken Saro Wiwa and some of his poetry (translated into Irish) on a Rossport gable
Mural of executed Shell opponent Ken Saro Wiwa and some of his poetry (translated into Irish) on a Rossport gable


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