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Near Tallabawn Co. Mayo Famine Ridges
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Click for The West of Ireland Photo Gallery Created 16 October 2002 22:50:20 - Go to Castlebar
The ridges in the fields here just North of Killary Harbour are a reminder of the time when potatoes were grown here. Now almost deserted apart from holiday homes and a sparse scattering of sheep farmers this area was once a congested district with a large population depending on Sir Walter Raleighs tuberous introduction to these shores from South America - the spud!