Lord Mayo March The traditional Irish
march "Lord Mayo" (
Tiagharna Mhaighe-eo) was named after him; according to tradition, it was composed by his harper David Murphy to appease Mayo after Murphy angered him.
Papilio mayo Butterfly In 1873, the newly discovered
swallowtail butterfly Papilio mayo from the Andaman Islands was named in his honour.
St Paul's Cathedral A Memorial to Lord Mayo is in the third recess of the South Wall at St Paul's Cathedral, London.
Statue in Cockermouth, Cumbria On 19 August 1875, a statue of Lord Mayo was unveiled in the centre of the main street in the town of
Cockermouth. The 800-guinea cost of the statue (made by Messrs. Willis of London) had been raised by public subscription. The unveiling was attended by Mayo's son, the 7th Earl;
Lord Napier and Ettrick;
Harvey Goodwin,
Bishop of Carlisle; and the
Earl of Lonsdale. The statue, carved in Sicilian marble, depicts Lord Mayo in his viceregal garb, and still stands today.
Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan Mayo Hospital is one of the oldest and biggest hospitals in
Lahore,
Punjab,
Pakistan. The hospital is named after then
Viceroy of
British India, "Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo" also locally known as Lord Mayo.
Statue at Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur, India A statue of Lord Mayo had been installed in the premises of
Mayo Hospital (currently known as the Mahilya Chikatsalya, Jaipur). The cast-iron statue, weighing around 3 tons, was ordered sculpted by the Maharaja Ram Singh ji of Jaipur, as a tribute to Lord Mayo after his assassination. The sculptors were J. Forsyth and R. Monti. The company's name as inscribed on the statue was R. Masefield & Co., London. This statue of Lord Mayo had been buried in the premises of the
Albert Hall Museum of Jaipur at the time of the independence of India in 1947 to prevent
vandalism. After six decades, this statue was unearthed by the Jaipur
Mayo Alumni Chapter on 29 May 2007. It was later removed from the Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur and sent to
Mayo College, in
Ajmer,
India, where it is now installed.
Mayo College, Ajmer, India Mayo College,
Ajmer,
India, was founded after the death of Lord Mayo in 1875. The College, named in honour of Lord Mayo, already had a full life-size statue of him sculpted in white marble installed in front of its famous main building since inception and a marble sculpted bust of him in its school museum. The College accepted the statue of Lord Mayo which was unearthed at Mayo Hospital, Jaipur in 2007.
Mayo Hall, Bengaluru, India Mayo Hall is a building located in the center of
Bengaluru. It was built in 1883 to honor the memory of Richard Bourke. ==Marriage and children==