Sport
The Gaelic football club, Westport United soccer club and the Rugby club have a venerable tradition in both county and national competition. Westport, and the surrounding region, has been identified as a primary centre for adventure sports by Failte Ireland. In August it annually hosts the largest one day adventure multi-sport race of its kind in the World – Gael Force West. It is also home to horse riding; surfing; sea kayaking; wind surfing and sailing schools and other adventure sports. Sea angling has always proven a popular activity and there are angling competitions and festivals throughout the year.
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—Northern Irish Tourist Board. quoted in New Statesman (London, Aug. 29, 1969)
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