Cregganbaun

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Cregganbaun To Creagán Bán Cregganbaun
Coordinates	53 ° 42 ′  N , 9 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 53 ° 42 ′  N , 9 ° 48 ′  W
Basic data
Country	Ireland
province	Connacht
county	Mayo
height	57 m
Cregganbaun National School

Cregganbaun ( Irish : An Creagán Bán ) is a place in the southwest of County Mayo in the province of Connacht .

geology

In the 1980s there was controversy over possible gold mining in the Croagh Patrick , Cregganbaun and Doo Lough region. This gold mining should be operated more as a tourist attraction than in an economic context.

education

The "Cregganbaun National School" is no longer used today. Instead, students go to Killeen or Louisburgh .

traffic

From Cregganbaun the R335 runs north towards Louisburgh and south along Doo Lough over the Doo Lough Pass towards Delphi (Galway).

Attractions

• Srahmee Megalithic Tomb

Web links

Commons : Cregganbaun  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ No mining Croagh Patrick . In: The Mayo News (November 6, 2007) . Retrieved March 7, 2009.
2. ^ Cregganbaun School . In: Geographer . Retrieved March 7, 2009.