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Gob an Choire or Gob a' Choire (English name: Achill Sound), formerly anglicised as Gubacurra, is a Gaeltacht village in County Mayo, Ireland. It lies on the east coast of Achill Island and is the first settlement one reaches after crossing the Michael Davitt Bridge , a swing bridge that joins Achill Island to Corraun Peninsula on the mainland.
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).
The largest island is Achill, which extends to 148 km 2 (37,000 acres), making it Ireland's largest offshore island. [2] Due to its abundance of bays, inlets and offshore islands, Mayo is reputed to have the longest coastline of any county in Ireland, at 1,168 km (726 mi) or approximately 21% of the total coastline of the State. [3] [4]
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
An Caiseal (anglicized as Cashel) is a small Gaeltacht [1] village on the east side of Achill Island in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. Villages neighboring Cashel include Gob an Choire, Bun an Churraigh and Sáile. The village has one shop, one postbox, two pubs, and a number of other businesses.
The accommodation was described as very limited. Food was scarce and had to be produced. There was no meat on the island and Newport was the nearest market town, 25 miles away. [4] A monthly journal began in 1837 called the Achill Missionary Herald, which was the main form of communication for the Mission with Protestants in Ireland and abroad ...
Sraheens (Irish: Na Sraithíní [1]) is a townland and boggy area on the island of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland, to the southwest of Achill Sound.The townland, in the southeastern part of Achill, belongs to the barony of Burrishoole in Achill Parish and has an area of 895.47 hectares (8.9547 square kilometres (3.4574 sq mi)).
Sáile (anglicized as Salia or Saula) [1] is a small Gaeltacht village on an easterly peninsula of Achill Island in County Mayo, Ireland. The village has a national school (founded in 1910). The village has a national school (founded in 1910).