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Achill

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Achill (ăk`ĭl) [Irish,=eagle], island, 56 sq mi (145 sq km), Co. Mayo, W Republic of Ireland; the largest island of Ireland. It is connected with the mainland by a bridge over Achill Sound. The rugged island is barren; there is fishing and subsistence farming. Many small villages are resorts; Keel and Doogort are the chief towns. Achill is known for its magnificent cliffs; Slievemore, at the north end, rises to 2,204 ft (672 m).


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Thomas McLoughlin, the devastated dad of Sorcha Rose, told the congregation on Achill Island, Co Mayo, his daughter was "the apple of his eye".
45 Curragh Sell at 0 in match bet with Nownownow with IG Nownownow developed into a topclass turf horse in the US last year, winning the inaugural running of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, beating the Aidan O'Brien-trained Achill Island into second place.
The island is two miles off the coast of Mayo and has spectacular views of Achill Sound, Blacksod Bay and the Iniskeagh Islands.
 
 
 
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