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50a. Drive from Enniskillen to
Achill Island, Ballina, Dooagh Village and Keem Strand, Co. Mayo
See also 50b and
50c
SCENES
from IRELAND
Some of the beautiful mountain scenery in
County Sligo en-route from Enniskillen to Achill Island.
Calling for lunch in Ballina Town in County
Mayo
The main street in Ballina.
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By the River Moy in Ballina - very popular
for fishing.
Gaughans in O'Rahilly Street is a good place to eat, it is was an
old fashioned pub and has retained all the original fittings
A quiet dog and peaceful scene in a
photographers window!
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Ballina
Town,
Co. Mayo, West of Ireland:
Ballina is a
bust bustling town in County Mayo in the Irish Republic.
Gaughans in the main O'Rahilly Street is good place to stop off a for
a snack. It was once a lounge bar but now only serves wine
with the good budget priced food in the original trappings
of the old fashioned pub. Good sandwiches, a pot of
tea and an apple tart and a warm friendly welcome after a stroll by the River
Moy which
seems a favourite with fishermen between the two splendid bridges and by
the weir. However, a rather doleful dog in the window of a
photographic business! |
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Other scenes from County Mayo -
Drive
to Achill Island, Co. Mayo, Dooagh Village and Keem Strand
More
on Dooagh Village and walking to Keel Strand *
Return to Keel Beach for a lazy day!
Slievemore Mountain, Deserted Village, Megalithic Tomb, Dugort Beach,
Dooniver Strand, and back to the evening light at Keel and Dooagh Achill Island
52.
Dooega
Village,Kildownet
Scenic Atlantic Drive, Achill Island, Co. Mayo
53.
Atlantic Coastal Walking East of Ashleam Bay, on the south side of
Achill Island
54.
A
circular walk over Slievemore Mountain and return to the Cafe at
Dugort, Achill Island |
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The road ... to
Achill Sound
Not much traffic in County Mayo! except for a
lorry of peat!
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The new bridge was under construction (August
2008) across Achill Sound linking
Achill Island with the mainland.
Arrival in Dooagh Village, Achill Island
'Gielty's Empire' - 'The Clew Bay' pub, 'The
Last Drop Cafe' and Gielty's Village Store for groceries and newspapers.
View from Dooagh Village to Clare Island in Clew Bay.
The Pub!
Dooagh's pebbled Beach
Looking down to Dooagh Village from the
reservoir.
Then an evening visit to Keem Strand, a
most beautiful and serene spot.
An evocative little beach in the evening
light.
The 'camping dog' seems happy and content!
Shapes and colours in the landscape.
and back for a good nights sleep after a
splendid intoduction to life on Achill Island.
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Dooagh Village, Achill Island, Co. Mayo, West of Ireland: The Pub (top left) in the centre of Dooagh
Village on the south side of Achill Island, Co. Mayo. 'Gielty's Empire'
(illustrated below) - 'The Clew Bay' very friendly pub, 'The
Last Drop Cafe' and Gielty's handy Village Store for groceries and newspapers.
Further along the road eastwards is Achill Head Hotel with magnificent
views out over the sea. |
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Keem Strand, Achill Island, Co. Mayo,
West of Ireland
is gem of a little beach and a grand picnic spot since there
is no cafe for miles around! and very beauriful in the
eevening too! There is no cafe and no pub, very unspoilt and
appeals greatly to the imagination - a real feel of being
away from it all, especially in the early morning and
evening - it can be a bit crowded on a bright summers day!
its a well know gem! |
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More pictures of
Dooagh Village next
See also 50b and
50c
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