Achill Island

Achill Island is an island off the west coast of County Mayo, Ireland, connected to the mainland by a bridge. It is Ireland’s largest island.

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Keem Bay: A sheltered beach and bay at the western end of Achill Island in County Mayo. This remote beach is one of the island’s best-known coastal landmarks.
Achill Island Railway: A narrow-gauge railway that connected Achill Sound with Mallaranny from 1895 to 1937. The railway linked the island to mainland rail services and altered local travel.
Wild Atlantic Way: A signposted coastal touring route along Ireland’s Atlantic seaboard. Its route brings visitors to Achill’s Atlantic scenery and settlements.
County Mayo: A county in the west of Ireland, in the province of Connacht. Achill is administratively part of Mayo and shares its regional history.
Croaghaun: A mountain on Achill Island whose northern slopes descend to high sea cliffs. Its cliffs form one of Achill’s most dramatic sections of coastline.
Achill Mission: A nineteenth-century Protestant mission settlement at Dugort on Achill Island. Its history illuminates religious conflict and social change in island communities.
Atlantic Drive: A scenic circular road route along the coast of Achill Island. The route makes the island’s rugged shore accessible by road.
Irish islands: Islands situated around the coast of Ireland, in the Atlantic and surrounding seas. Achill is the largest Irish island and part of a broader island geography.
Slievemore: A mountain on Achill Island overlooking the abandoned settlement known as the Deserted Village. The mountain and its slopes preserve a striking landscape of settlement remains.
Achill Sound: A village and narrow channel at the eastern entrance to Achill Island. The sound has long been a key crossing point between island and mainland.