Republic of Ireland local authorities-County Mayo

Can you answer these questions about the Irish county of Mayo?

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Hint	Answer
Mayo is named after this species of tree	Yew
Considered to be the founder of the Argentinian Navy, he was born in Foxford in 1777	William Brown
First female President of Ireland	Mary Robinson
Taoiseach from 2011 to 2017	Enda Kenny
Largest of Ireland's offshore islands	Achill Island
Prominent, standalone mountain; not located in the similarly named wild, barren national park	Nephin
The village of Cong was the primary filming location for this 1952 classic, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara	The Quiet Man
Novelist from Castlebar; author of Normal People and Intermezzo	Sally Rooney

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Village believed to be the site of a Marian apparition; as a result, has a shrine and a nearby international airport	Knock
Political party that has historically struggled to get votes in the county	Labour
Georgian seaside resort town that is popular with tourists; Croagh Patrick is nearby	Westport
Notorious anti-LGBT rights activists from Castlebar	Burke family
Nicknamed the 'Pirate Queen', this woman was chieftain of the Ó Máille dynasty	Grace O'Malley
Method of (mostly) nonviolent protest named after this notorious absentee English landlord	Boycott
Mayo's rugged, windswept coastal landscape has made it one of Europe's best locations for what?	Renewable energy