Achill Island In The Sun. And Wind!

 Achill Island In The Sun. And Wind!

The classic shot of Keem Bay

Lucky to get a bright sun all day long on a recent visit to the beautiful Achill Island, one of the best parts of County Mayo. We drove on, as you must, at Achill Sound, and then cut left to do a loop along the coast, heading for Dooega, then back across to rejoin the R319, before driving on to Keem with its well-known bay.

Featherweight world boxing champion, Johnny Kilbane,
stands near the Achill Boxing Club 

In the early part of the loop, from the R319 toi Dooga and back, there are some fantastic coastal views. Look out for the sculpture of world boxing champion Johnny Kilbane and the castle (or tower) associated with Grace O'Malley). Keem, the end of the line, has caught international attention as it was featured in the recent Banshees of Inisherin film.

Grace O'Malley castle with lifeboat.

Enjoyed the stop there and then began to retrace our steps. As it was getting close to lunchtime and having remembered that we had dined at the Beehive in Keel on a previous visit, we did the same again. Having made a reasonably early start, we had enough time on our hands to visit the Ballycroy National Park and that will feature in another post.

Graveyard on slope.

Swirling water creates foamy trails. By edge of Keem Beach

Swirling water creates foamy trails. By edge of Keem Beach

Swirling water creates foamy trails. By edge of Keem Beach

Swirling water creates foamy trails. By edge of Keem Beach

Cuan na hAisleime

Cuan na hAisleime

Cheeky lamb

Keem Bay

Keem Bay

Keem Bay

Keem Bay

Keem Bay

Cuan na hAisleime

Cuan na hAisleime

Panini at The Beehive, Keel. It is a fully licensed café and craft shop. 

Busy in the sky. Every time I looked, I saw at least one contrail

Panini at The Beehive, Keel. They take pride in providing "honest wholesome foods sourced from local suppliers and are open seven days:

 

Also on this trip

Superb Dining At Westport's The Pantry & Corkscrew

Achill Island in the sun. And wind.

Sipping Mescan Beer. Doolough Valley.

Ballycroy National Park