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Croagh Patrick

Croagh Patrick (krō'äpăt'rik, krō'äkh–) [key], mountain, 2,510 ft (765 m) high, Co. Mayo, W Republic of Ireland, near Westport Bay. Legend connects it with St. Patrick, and its summit has long been a place of pilgrimage.

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