*Location:

   St.Mary's Church
   South Mall near Bridge Street
   Westport, Mayo, Ireland
   LL: N 53.80026, W 9.52220

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   St.Mary's Church
   The Mall
   Westport, Co.Mayo  F28 TN28
   T: 98 28871
   E: office/@/westportparish DOTie
      stmaryschurchwestport@eircom.net

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Original octave donated by Muldoon
   family; hung in open steel frame at
   transept corner; Ellacombe stand has
   bass notes at right end, trebles at
   left.  Semitone added in 1964 refurb
   is flat 7th.

*Technical data:

   Chime with Ellacombe stand of  9 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the treble octave
   Transposition is up one octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    NONE  
   There is one added semitone
   The instrument was enlarged in 1964
     with bells made by an unknown maker      
   Prior history:
     In 1932, the instrument was begun with  8 bells
       by an unknown maker
       There were no added semitones
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details: 
     Height of console:                 (unknown)
     Height of lowest level of bells:   (unknown)
     Height of highest level of bells:  (unknown)
     Belfry openness:  98%
   Year of latest technical information source is 2022

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   This page was built from the database on  4-Apr-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/03/30
   and on technical data last updated on 2024/03/30