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County Mayo
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<p>County Mayo is a <a href="/facts/Counties_of_Ireland/dBcfyr7N">county</a> in <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze">Ireland</a>. In the <a href="/facts/West_Region%2c_Ireland/dpAkKerd">West of Ireland</a>, in the <a href="/facts/Provinces_of_Ireland/QFmhUC1W">province</a> of <a href="/facts/Connacht/rfQFugRg">Connacht</a>, it is named after the village of <a href="/facts/Mayo%2c_County_Mayo/8b4fDTc6">Mayo</a>, now generally known as Mayo Abbey. <a href="/facts/Mayo_County_Council/u2BALIl2">Mayo County Council</a> is the <a href="/facts/Local_government_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland/f6G1vkDv">local authority</a>. The population was 137,231 at the <a href="/facts/2022_census_of_Ireland/vDPFdqXx">2022 census</a>. The boundaries of the county, which was formed in 1585, reflect the <a href="/facts/Mac_William_%25C3%258Dochtar/sntda3z7">Mac William Íochtar</a> lordship at that time. </p>