County Mayo Local Custom Tips by himalia11 Top 5 Page for this destination

An Gaeltacht

In the northwest of Mayo, including parts of Archill Island, you’ll find a Gaeltacht, which means that Irish is spoken here. This means, that also street signs are in Irish which can be confusing. A map with both English and Irish name is very helpful! And if you wonder what “Clocha Beaga Scartha” on this photo means – a little bit later came the same sign in English (fortunately!), and it said “loose chippings”. I guess that’s the most popular sign in Ireland...

Turf bogs

Turf can be found everywhere in Irland, although we mostly saw those “turf fields” in the west. This photo was taken when we drove some small streets west of Bangor.
Turf is widly used for heating, and sitting at a turf fire if it’s raining outside is so nice! It has a special smell which you also can notice if you drive around.