Achill

[ ak-uhl ]

noun

1. an island off the coast of NW Ireland. 14 miles (23 km) long; 11 miles (18 km) wide.

Example Sentences

He once made a short expedition with one of my sisters to Achill, Clifden, and Galway.

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They stayed two nights at Achill, which sufficed for him to make friends with Mr. Sheridan, the landlord of the inn there.

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The poor inhabitants of the islands between this place and Achill Point cannot certainly be accused of a tendency to gad about.

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Yet Achill has been just big enough to encourage its people with a barren hope of finding a living on the land.

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For wildness and for majesty this region has no equal, except in Achill; and it has what Achill lacks, the charm of rivers.

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