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Achill Island Travel Guide: 35 reviews and 80 photos

In summer 2000 I went to Achill Island for a weekend, and unfortunately it was constantly shrouded in fog when we were there. We stayed in a hostel right by the sea, and yet we could not see it. It was a bit frustrating to be looking at the postcards in the shops and see the beautiful scenery that apparantly surrounded us and we could see absolutely nothing most of the time.

Achill Island is not actually an island, but connected to the mainland by a bridge. It has some lovely sandy beaches, a very rugged coastline in other places and some mountains (or rather big hills), ancient monuments and a deserted village. So even although the weather was so miserable we still enjoyed our weekend at Achill, and I will go back and hopefully see it in the sunshine sometime.

The weather was so miserable that weekend that even the sheep looked for every available shelter. I just hope that whoever lives in that house is not in too much of a rush when going out that door.

And the view from the top of this mountain is probably absolutely lovely if you have some sort of X-ray eyes.

Intro Written Oct 21, 2002
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Deserted Village Things to Do (1)

Achill Island is also the place where part of Heinrich Boell's novel "Irisches Tagebuch" (Irish Journal) is set. This is... more travel advice

Stoned again... Off The Beaten Path (1)

If you are interested in all sorts of old stones (like me) you can also visit some megalithic sites. This is a dolmen... more travel advice

Keem Bay Favorites (1)

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Comments (4)

abc37 Jan 7, 2010 at 5:55 AM Report Abuse

great page !
globetrott Apr 19, 2006 at 2:17 PM Report Abuse

wonderful pics of that wonderful and interesting landscape !
orlikins May 24, 2004 at 3:40 AM Report Abuse

happy birthday birgit! :)
challenger Apr 30, 2003 at 1:41 PM Report Abuse

Sorry about the weather. Nice reminder about Boell's Irish Diary. Well done.