Achill
Americannoun
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So the film set pub lay for a year-and-a-half in a yard on Achill Island - and when Luke offered to buy it from his brother-in-law, he was told he could have it for nothing.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2023
Achill, which sits off County Mayo, is where the pub and port are set.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2023
The road north winds through Galway and Mayo, around remote Achill and Bel Mullet Islands, which are connected to the mainland.
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2019
She hasn’t been on Achill since she was “a young one”.
From The Guardian • Aug. 5, 2017
She loved the sea with a love unusual in Achill, where the sea is to many a ravening monster that has exacted in return for its hauls of fish the life of husband and son.
From An Isle in the Water by Tynan, Katharine
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