Jump to content

Achill Sound: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary
Dooniver (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Unreferenced|date=November 2007}}
{{Unreferenced|date=November 2007}}
{{Infobox Irish Place|
{{Infobox Irish Place|
|name = Gob an Choire
|name = Achill Sound
|gaeilge = Gob an Choire
|gaeilge = Gob an Choire
|crest image =
|crest image =

Revision as of 23:18, 9 February 2010

Template:Infobox Irish Place

Achill Sound officially and more commonly known as Gob an Choire is a village in County Mayo, in Ireland. Gob an Choire is located on the east side of Achill Island, the first settlement on the island after crossing the Michael Davitt Bridge, a swing bridge that joins Achill Island to Corraun Peninsula on the mainland. It lies within the Mayo Gaeltacht.

Waterway

Achill Sound is also the name of the waterway separting Achill Island from the Irish mainland.

See also