SHOPPING: From Achill to Galway there are a wide variety of local craft shops. In Westport the Foxford Woollen Mills Shop, the Carraig Donn shop and many other smaller establishments sell an impressive range of top quality Irish made items including knitwear, glassware and ceramics. For something a bit different make a trip down to the quay in Westport to The Waterfront Gallery - owned and run by Annie Brennan – which stocks a unique and diverse collection of Irish paintings and craftwork which includes glassware, clocks, pots and stunning modern jewellery. Westport also has a range of clothes, music, shoe and toy shops.

FOOD SHOPS: Mulranny village has two supermarkets. Newport has a good supermarket with an off licence; an excellent butcher with prize winning sausages, black pudding and much more. Castlebar (17 miles) hosts the supermarket giants of Tesco’s, Dunne's Stores and Aldi. All situated in the same area they are easily accessible. Westport (15 miles) has an excellent supermarket with an award winning off licence, good fruit and veg shop, they also have a good health food shop and an excellent fish shop called Clarke's.

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HEALTH: Various health treatments are available in Westport by appointment. A longer drive away is a revitalising sauna and seaweed bath in a family run Edwardian bathhouse in Inniscrone. Well worth the drive.