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The Mayo Flax Growers List 1796 is an important genealogical source for those searching for their Mayo ancestry. It is, however, much more than that. Published by the Irish Linen Board, the long list of names demonstrates the degree to which people from Killala to Cong and Kilmovee to Kilmeena became involved in the growing of flax for linen production.

Achill based Fianna Fáil councillor Paul McNamara has requested that Mayo County Council look into implementing traffic-calming measures in Tiernaur on the N59 between Newport and Mulranny.

The current draft of the new county development plan was described as having "some very disturbing stuff in it" by a councillor this week.

Funding of €105,626 has been announced for four sensory gardens in locations across Mayo.

Decisions, often the long awaited ones, come along like buses. You wait interminably wondering if one will ever arrive and then, out of the ether, come along several. It is an apt analogy this week because for the past while, Galway city and county has been awaiting decisions which have a lot to do, if not so much with buses, then with ways in which we are set to move around for the rest of this century.

Two of the final four in this year's junior championship are heading into the semi-finals off the back of just a week's break, following the need for play-offs to sort out one of the groups in the round robin stage of the competition - and will be facing each other on Sunday afternoon.

People who are looking to get a home in the Westport area and are earning between €30,000 and €40,000 a year are probably better off quitting their jobs and looking to get on the social housing list in order to get one of the new social houses being built in the town, local councillor Peter Flynn said this week.

A group of Mayo mountain bike enthusiasts took on an 'Everesting' challenge earlier this summer and in doing so raised nearly €7,000, which was split evenly between Croí, the heart and stroke charity, and Mayo Mental Health Services. The fundraiser attempted to raise awareness of the importance of looking after your physical and mental health.

John Warren and his co-driver Ruthann O’Connor took their McHale Engineering Toyota Corolla to second place in Class 13 and 15th place overall from 140 starters at the Wexford Stages Rally on Sunday last.

The Mayo intermediate championship threw up plenty of surprises last weekend in its first round of action.