Achill Island Hotels & Information

Achill Island in County Mayo is the largest island of Ireland, and is situated off the west coast. It has a population of 2,700. Its area is 57 square miles (148 km?). Achill is attached to the mainland by Michael Davitt Bridge, between the villages of Gob an Choire (Achill Sound) and Poll Raithn? (Polranny), so it is possible to drive onto the island. This is a causeway and swing bridge which allows the passage of small boats. A bridge was first completed here in 1887, and replaced by the current structure in 1949.

Other centres of population include the villages of Keel, Dooagh, Dumha ?ige (Dooega) and Dugort. The parish's main Gaelic football pitch and two secondary schools are on the mainland at Poll Raithn?.

Early human settlements are believed to have been established on Achill around 3000 BCE. A paddle dating from this period was found at the crann?g near Dookinella. The island is 87% peat bog. The parish of Achill also includes the Curraun peninsula. The people of Curraun consider themselves Achill people, and most natives of Achill refer to this area as being "in Achill". In the summer of 1996, the RNLI decided to station a lifeboat at Kildownet.

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