{"id":12207,"date":"2014-12-30T17:56:29","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T22:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=12207"},"modified":"2017-01-08T18:50:42","modified_gmt":"2017-01-08T23:50:42","slug":"county-mayo-preserves-past-pedals-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/county-mayo-preserves-past-pedals-future\/","title":{"rendered":"County Mayo preserves the past and pedals into the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>County Mayo is located about midway on the Wild Atlantic Way. Home to rich archaeology, 10 Blue Flag Beaches, Croag Patrick (Ireland\u2019s holy mountain) and supposedly the best surfing waves in all of Ireland; Mayo has something for just about everyone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2014\/12\/30\/county-mayo-preserves-past-pedals-future\/sea-cliffs-outside-ballycastle-county-mayo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12213\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12213\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2425.jpg?resize=533%2C800\" alt=\"Sea Cliffs outside Ballycastle, County Mayo\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2425.jpg?w=533&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2425.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2425.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2425.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2014\/12\/30\/county-mayo-preserves-past-pedals-future\/sea-spray-rising-hundred-of-feet-over-the-sea-cliffs\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12208\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12208\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2342.jpg?resize=800%2C533\" alt=\"Sea spray rising hundred of feet over the Sea Cliffs\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2342.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2342.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2342.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2342.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2342.jpg?resize=140%2C94&amp;ssl=1 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the most northern sites to be seen in County Mayo is right along the Wild Atlantic Way.\u00a0 Sea stacks are easy to spot from the parking lot across from Ceide Fields.\u00a0 These free standing columns along Downpatrick Head were formed by waves constantly eroding the sea caves below. Just another reason they call it the \u201cWild\u201d Atlantic Way. The day we were there, the waves were pounding the cliffs and the spray was blowing all the way up and over the sea cliff edges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2014\/12\/30\/county-mayo-preserves-past-pedals-future\/ceide-fields-at-ballycastle\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12209\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12209\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2360.jpg?resize=800%2C533\" alt=\"Ceide Fields at Ballycastle\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2360.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2360.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2360.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2360.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2360.jpg?resize=140%2C94&amp;ssl=1 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2014\/12\/30\/county-mayo-preserves-past-pedals-future\/ancient-ceide-fields-at-ballycastle\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12214\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12214\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2443.jpg?resize=800%2C533\" alt=\"Ancient Ceide Fields at Ballycastle\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2443.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2443.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2443.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2443.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2443.jpg?resize=140%2C94&amp;ssl=1 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritageireland.ie\/en\/west\/ceidefields\/\">Ceide Fields<\/a> is the site of Europe\u2019s largest Stone Age land enclosure, over 4 square miles, where stone walls were erected to enable farming and cattle grazing along the northern shores of County Mayo. Ever so slowing, the bog fields expanded, eventually covering this entire area and preserving it for some 5,000 years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2014\/12\/30\/county-mayo-preserves-past-pedals-future\/county-mayo-2373\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12212\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12212\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2373.jpg?resize=533%2C800\" alt=\"County-Mayo-2373\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2373.jpg?w=533&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2373.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2373.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2373.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As much of the Ceide Fields site is rather hard to grasp, luckily there are excellent docents available during operating hours to explain the intricacies of what you are viewing.\u00a0 Signage is available in both Irish and English throughout the museum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2014\/12\/30\/county-mayo-preserves-past-pedals-future\/5000-year-old-tree-preserved-in-the-ceide-bog-fields-at-ballycastle-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12215\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12215\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2448.jpg?resize=533%2C800\" alt=\"5,000 year old tree preserved in the Ceide (bog) Fields at Ballycastle\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2448.jpg?w=533&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2448.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2448.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2448.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recognize this as a pine tree?\u00a0 Well it was, some 4,400 years ago.\u00a0 The tree was a Scots Pine and most likely came from\u00a0 a forest which grew onto Belderrig Stone Age farm site, about 7 km west of Ceide Fields.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2014\/12\/30\/county-mayo-preserves-past-pedals-future\/5000-year-old-tree-preserved-in-the-ceide-bog-fields-at-ballycastle-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12211\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12211\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2366.jpg?resize=533%2C800\" alt=\"5,000 year old tree preserved in the Ceide (bog) Fields at Ballycastle\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2366.jpg?w=533&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2366.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2366.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2366.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2014\/12\/30\/county-mayo-preserves-past-pedals-future\/5000-year-old-tree-preserved-in-the-ceide-bog-fields-at-ballycastle\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12210\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12210\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2365.jpg?resize=800%2C533\" alt=\"5,000 year old tree preserved in the Ceide (bog) Fields at Ballycastle\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2365.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2365.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2365.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2365.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2365.jpg?resize=140%2C94&amp;ssl=1 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tree could have been 150-200 years old when it was blown over, falling into the bog, where it was preserved. \u00a0Radiocarbon dating was done to calculate the date it was growing \u2013 4,200 \u2013 4,400 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2014\/12\/30\/county-mayo-preserves-past-pedals-future\/bog-fields-in-claggan-county-mayo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12216\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12216\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2486.jpg?resize=533%2C800\" alt=\"Bog fields in Claggan, County Mayo\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2486.jpg?w=533&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2486.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2486.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2486.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2014\/12\/30\/county-mayo-preserves-past-pedals-future\/bog-fields-in-claggan-county-mayo-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12217\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12217\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2489.jpg?resize=800%2C533\" alt=\"Bog fields in Claggan, County Mayo\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2489.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2489.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2489.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2489.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2489.jpg?resize=140%2C94&amp;ssl=1 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Large bog fields can still be found today and one of the largest is in Claggan, County Mayo, where these beautiful plants manage to still grow along the roadway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=800%2C609\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"609\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=150%2C114&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=600%2C457&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2544.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2544.jpg?resize=800%2C533\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2544.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2544.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2544.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2544.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2544.jpg?resize=140%2C94&amp;ssl=1 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2536.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2536.jpg?resize=533%2C800\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2536.jpg?w=533&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2536.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2536.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2536.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Situated along the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenway.ie\/\">Great Western Greenway<\/a>, you\u2019ll find the fabulous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mulrannyparkhotel.ie\/\">Mulranny Park Hotel<\/a>, winner of numerous awards for its facilities as well as its fine dining. The dining room overlooks a long walkway that takes guests out to some a remote beach.<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_slider et_pb_slider_fullwidth_off et_pb_gallery_post_type\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-8638.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-8632.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-8626.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-8651.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>We met up at the hotel with Electric Escapes who provided us with electric bikes to enjoy on the Greenway. The 42 km Greenway is the longest off-road cycling trail in Ireland, and passes dozens of gorgeous vistas.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenway.ie\/Trail-Map-01.html\">See the trail map<\/a>.\u00a0 You can ride from Westport all the way to Achill Island (Ireland\u2019s largest island) on the Greenway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2014\/12\/30\/county-mayo-preserves-past-pedals-future\/county-mayo-2612\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12223\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12223\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2612.jpg?resize=800%2C533\" alt=\"County-Mayo-2612\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2612.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2612.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2612.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2612.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2612.jpg?resize=140%2C94&amp;ssl=1 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A monument was erected in the Doolough Valley to commemorate the tribulations of the poor during the Great Irish Famine in 1849. Many died during an extremely fatiguing journey they were required to endure through this valley to continue receiving their relief funds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2014\/12\/30\/county-mayo-preserves-past-pedals-future\/memorial-to-the-coffin-ships\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12222\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12222\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2591.jpg?resize=800%2C507\" alt=\"Memorial to the Coffin Ships\" width=\"800\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2591.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2591.jpg?resize=150%2C95&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2591.jpg?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2591.jpg?resize=600%2C380&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another memorial is the National Famine Memorial monument sculpted by John Behan in the town of Murrisk. Commemorating the Great Famine of the 1840\u2019s, this bronze ship has many figures of skeletons aboard, honoring the victims of the \u201ccoffin ships\u201d that left Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dbhas.info\/1paqP41\"><em>Click here for the index of all Wild Atlantic Way articles in this series<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"County Sligo \u2013 following the footsteps of Poet William Butler Yeats\" href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2014\/10\/20\/county-sligo-following-footsteps-poet-william-butler-yeats\/\"><em>Previous article in the Wild Atlantic Way series:\u00a0County\u00a0Sligo<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2015\/03\/02\/county-galway-half-way-there\/\"><em>Next article in the Wild Atlantic Way series:\u00a0 County\u00a0Galway<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/dbhas.info\/1sEMe6R\">Why travel the Wild Atlantic Way? [Infographic]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>County Mayo is located about midway on the Wild Atlantic Way. Home to rich archaeology, 10 Blue Flag Beaches, Croag Patrick (Ireland\u2019s holy mountain) and supposedly the best surfing waves in all of Ireland; Mayo has something for just about everyone. One of the most northern sites to be seen in County Mayo is right [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2768,1040,2708,2707],"class_list":["post-12207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","tag-county-mayo","tag-ireland","tag-waw","tag-wild-atlantic-way"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?fit=800%2C609&ssl=1",800,609,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?fit=150%2C114&ssl=1",150,114,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?fit=300%2C228&ssl=1",300,228,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?fit=768%2C585&ssl=1",768,585,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?fit=600%2C457&ssl=1",600,457,true],"rpg_gallery_admin_thumb":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"rpg_gallery_thumb":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?fit=800%2C609&ssl=1",800,609,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?fit=800%2C609&ssl=1",800,609,true],"gb-block-post-grid-landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1",600,400,true],"gb-block-post-grid-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1",600,600,true],"et-pb-post-main-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1",400,250,true],"et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=800%2C609&ssl=1",800,609,true],"et-pb-portfolio-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=400%2C284&ssl=1",400,284,true],"et-pb-portfolio-module-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=510%2C382&ssl=1",510,382,true],"et-pb-portfolio-image-single":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?fit=800%2C609&ssl=1",800,609,true],"et-pb-gallery-module-image-portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=400%2C516&ssl=1",400,516,true],"et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth-large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=800%2C609&ssl=1",800,609,true],"et-pb-image--responsive--desktop":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=800%2C609&ssl=1",800,609,true],"et-pb-image--responsive--tablet":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=800%2C551&ssl=1",800,551,true],"et-pb-image--responsive--phone":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=480%2C270&ssl=1",480,270,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>County Mayo is located about midway on the Wild Atlantic Way. Home to rich archaeology, 10 Blue Flag Beaches, Croag Patrick (Ireland\u2019s holy mountain) and supposedly the best surfing waves in all of Ireland; Mayo has something for just about everyone. One of the most northern sites to be seen in County Mayo is right along the Wild Atlantic Way.\u00a0 Sea stacks are easy to spot from the parking lot across from Ceide Fields.\u00a0 These free standing columns along Downpatrick Head were formed by waves constantly eroding the sea caves below. Just another reason they call it the \u201cWild\u201d Atlantic&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Travel<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Doug","url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","author_meta":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?fit=300%2C228&ssl=1","featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/County-Mayo-2528.jpg?fit=800%2C609&ssl=1","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Travel<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Travel<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">County Mayo<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Ireland<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">WAW<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/travel\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wild Atlantic Way<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">County Mayo<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Ireland<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">WAW<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wild Atlantic Way<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 11 years ago","modified":"Updated 9 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on December 30, 2014","modified":"Updated on January 8, 2017"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on December 30, 2014 5:56 pm","modified":"Updated on January 8, 2017 6:50 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p21Ejy-3aT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9489,"url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/secrets-irelands-wild-atlantic-way\/","url_meta":{"origin":12207,"position":0},"title":"The Secrets of Ireland\u2019s Wild Atlantic Way","author":"Doug","date":"June 23, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"By Doug Bardwell If you have ever dreamed of a \u2018big\u2019 adventure, but never followed through on it, now may be the time to make it happen. 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