Geesala

Geesala ( _ga. Gaoth Saile) is a small village in the barony of Erris in the west of County Mayo, Ireland. It has a population of a couple of hundred, and has suffered much from emigration over the years. The village has one pub (the High Chapparal), a hotel ("Teach Iorras"), and 2 general stores (Moran's and Munnelly's), and a post office.

Events

Each summer there is a festival which runs between the second and third weeks in August, which attracts a lot of emigrants to return home. The highlight is the point to point beach racing on Doo Lough beach.

Literature

Geesala is also the setting for John Millington Synge's seminal Irish play, The Playboy of the Western World.

port

*Geesala National School is well known as a centre of footballing excellence, having a long history of county titles in both men's and women's gaelic football and is well-represented at minor, U-21 and senior levels.
*Geesala Boxing Club has also produced many high calibre boxers, with its students achieving world titles in Lightweight and Bantamweight divisions, and attracting the attention of such quality trainers as Nicholas Cruz.

ee also

*List of towns and villages in Ireland