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Dugort (Irish: Dumha Goirt, meaning 'sandbank of the field'), [1] sometimes spelled Doogort, is a historical village on Achill Island in County Mayo, Ireland. [2] It is next to Slievemore mountain. There are two blue flag beaches in Dugort: Silver Strand which is located at the foot of the Slievemore Mountain and the Golden Strand which is ...
The House of Prayer is a limited company trading as Our Lady Queen of Peace House of Prayer (Achill) Ltd, created by an Irish woman, Christina Gallagher, in 1993. [1] The business is based on Achill Island, County Mayo, in Ireland, with other centres in the United States. The venture has been described as "controversial" [2] and as a "cult". [3]
Dooniver is located on the east coast of Achill Island. Nearby areas include Askill, Tóin an tSeanbhaile (The Valley) and Bunnacurry.Geographical features within the townland of Dooniver include Bullsmouth (Béal an Bhulláin), Ship Point (Gob na Loinge) and Portaghurra Harbour (Port an Churaigh).
Achill Island (/ ˈ æ k əl /; Irish: Acaill, Oileán Acla) is an island off the west coast of Ireland in the historical barony of Burrishoole, County Mayo.It is the largest of the Irish isles and has an area of approximately 148 km 2 (57 sq mi).
Dumha Éige (anglicised: Dooega [1]) is a village in the south west of Achill Island on the west coast of Ireland in County Mayo. It is in the Gaeltacht and is the home of Coláiste Acla. It once had a National School. The scenic area is part of the Achill Atlantic Drive. Dumha Éige/Dooega has a Blue Flag beach, a church, a pub and guesthouse
Map of County Mayo's western seaboard Achill is Ireland's largest island Clew Bay contains 141 named islands, along with numerous tidal islets This articles lists the islands of County Mayo, the mainland of which is part of the island of Ireland. Included in this list are named offshore and freshwater islands as recorded by Ordnance Survey Ireland or the Placenames Database of Ireland ...
Tóin an tSeanbhaile is one of the oldest settlements on Achill island, as evidenced by its name (Tóin an tSeanbhaile 'the end of the old village'), with a number of prehistoric archaeological sites, including a Cairn to the south of the village near Bun an Churraigh, a Midden, Ringfort and Enclosure on Caraun Point (where the first settlement existed), a Crannóg near the centre of the ...
Tonragee or Tonregee (Irish: Tóin re Gaoth, meaning 'backside to the wind') [1] is a village on the Currane peninsula in County Mayo, Ireland. The townlands of Tonregee East and Tonregee West are in the civil parish of Achill in the historical barony of Burrishoole .