54. A circular walk over Slievemore Mountain, Return to the Deserted Village and a return to the Cottage Cafe at Dugort Beach, Achill Island, Co. Mayo

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One route up Slievemore mountain is to go up through the deserted village on its southern slope.

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Some purple heather out as we look across to the hump of Croaghaun.

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A bit of a path through the heather!

An aerial view of the deserted village and graveyard on the slopes of Slievemore.

Getting near the summit of Slievemore.

On the summit of Slievemore.

Croagh Patrick in the centre distance.

Looking down over the Cliffs of Minaun, Lough Keel and Keel Bay.

Looking across from the summit of Slievemore to the summit of Croaghaun in the hazy distance.

Beginning the descent to Dooega beach and village.

Picking a way through the rocks.

Looking back up the eastern ridge of Slievemore.

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On the way back from walking from Dugort Village to the Deserted Village you pass the cottage where the German writer Heinrich Boll lived and worked for a period.

Gathering hay the traditional way.

Looking back up Slievemore.

The summit of Croaghaun leads the way back and a nice hedge of fuchsia.

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Fuchsia, Monbretia and Purple Loosestrife.

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Back to the deserted village and graveyard.

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An ancient Christian cross-gravestone? and a rather more 'modern' shrine.

The deserted village guided walk is a popular tourist attraction AND then we drove back to the cottage cafe in Dugort!

	Dugort Village, Achill Island, Co. Mayo, West of Ireland: Dugort village has a lovely blue flag beach (strand) for a picnic with magnificent mountain and sea views. The Kitchen Cafe has the most tempting food along with a grand pot of tea! and Tearoom (above). Above the beach and on the road towards the pier is the Strand Hotel (bottom left) for something a little stronger! All is set below Slievemore one of the highest peaks on Achill Island.

and a visit to an interesting artists workshop!

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A few more people on today - quite crowded!

Slievemore towers above St Thomas's Church, Dugort (Church of Ireland)

In the evening we went to look at the reservoir above Dooagh  which supplies Achill Island with its water.

This is the overflow NOT the supply!

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