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Rural case study- County Mayo - Coggle Diagram
Rural case study- County Mayo
causes
education
students who want to get higher education often have to travel out of county mayo due to the lack of education services there
once they do move out they often get jobs in the bigger cities in ireland meaning that the young highly skilled population is gradually moving out
unemployment
because the county has little services jobs are often limited to farming and fishing to any high skilled jobs that require higher education are often not available or desirable to young/ new people
lack of services
there is a huge gap in public services in this county as much of the towns and cities are undeveloped,
this causes lack of jobs for teachers, doctors, drivers and people that work in the public sector
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base stats
population
population density
largest towns
Castlebar- 12,813 people
Ballina - 11,086
smallest towns
geographical location
county mayo is in the province of connacht and is surrounded to the north and the west by the atlantic ocean
mayo is the 3rd largest county out of Ireland 32 counties and is only the 15th largest in population
the north consists of large extensive areas covered in peat bog and poor quality soil. whereas the south is a limestone area making it more productive farming land
average age
impacts
transport
bus services are stopping as people don't go on them anymore due to the declining population
roads are narrow and windy meaning it takes a while to travel a long the county
rainway services are closing with lack of passengers
healthcare
bellmullaet-
departments have shut down
maternity ward has shut down
has to go to the next hospital castlebar
ambulances has to go out to pick up emergency cases
lacking in pediatric care meaning they have to go to dublin to get emergency care
education
schools are shutting down meaning they have to merge or permanently close
children will eventually have to travel further to go to school
police
police stations are shutting downs leaving many areas with little police presence
rising house prices
people often buy holiday homes in this county due to the great weather and location
these can often cause rises in house prices forcing younger gennerations out of the county due to lack of access to housing
management
trying to entice buisnesses to come into smaller towns
trying to get factories to build there
producing jobs for towns people
trying to improve the broadband
improving the roads
narrow windy roads make travelling hard
making duel carrigeways on roads
that means that people could not stop at smaller towns on the way
services for the elderly
buss services and healthcare transport
young farmers scheme
25 weeks - gets a certification
will be given support grants in order to help them
encourages people to farm in sustainable ways