- Meelick, County Mayo
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Meelick
Míleac— Town — Meelick Round Tower Location in Ireland Coordinates: 53°55′54″N 9°01′17″W / 53.931564°N 9.021349°WCoordinates: 53°55′54″N 9°01′17″W / 53.931564°N 9.021349°W Country Ireland Province Connacht County County Mayo Time zone WET (UTC+0) - Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1) Irish Grid Reference - There are other places called Meelick in County Clare and County Galway.
Meelick (Irish: Míleac) is a small village situated some 5 km westsouthwest of Swinford in County Mayo, Ireland.
Meelick round tower
A 21-metre high round tower next to the cemetery is the sole surviving structure of an early monastery. Restored in 1880, the tower is flat-topped, having lost its original bell-storey and cap. It is believed to have been built at some time between 923 and 1013 AD on the site of an ecclesiastical foundation attributed to Saint Broccaidh.
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Categories:- Untranslated Irish place names
- County Mayo geography stubs
- Towns and villages in County Mayo
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