▁over ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁the ▁English ▁novel ist , ▁William ▁Make pe ace ▁Th acker ay , ▁visited ▁West port ▁and ▁wrote ▁of ▁the ▁town : ▁ ▁" The ▁most ▁beautiful ▁view ▁I ▁ever ▁saw ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁forms ▁an ▁event ▁in ▁one ' s ▁life ▁to ▁have ▁seen ▁that ▁place ▁so ▁beautiful ▁that ▁is ▁it , ▁and ▁so ▁unlike ▁other ▁beaut ies ▁that ▁I ▁know ▁of . ▁W ere ▁such ▁beaut ies ▁lying ▁on ▁English ▁sh ores ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁world ' s ▁wonder ▁perhaps , ▁if ▁it ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁or ▁Balt ic , ▁English ▁trav ellers ▁would ▁f lock ▁to ▁it ▁by ▁hundreds , ▁why ▁not ▁come ▁and ▁see ▁it ▁in ▁Ireland !" ▁ ▁Vis itors ▁visit ▁West port ▁for ▁the ▁scen ery , ▁the ▁pub s ▁and ▁restaur ants ▁in ▁the ▁town , ▁blue ▁flag ▁be aches , ▁and ▁Cro agh ▁Patrick . ▁Its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁Con nem ara , ▁Ach ill , ▁Cle w ▁Bay ▁and ▁Cro agh ▁Patrick , ▁and ▁its ▁hot els ▁and ▁guest ▁houses , ▁make ▁it ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁hol iday m akers ▁to ▁tour ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁West port ▁House ▁and ▁its ▁Pir ate ▁Advent ure ▁Park ▁attract s ▁families . ▁West port ▁has ▁an ▁ 1 8 - hole ▁golf ▁course ▁and ▁nearby ▁a ▁ 9 - hole ▁course . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁West port ▁became ▁Google ▁Earth