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Achill

American  
[ak-uhl] / ˈæk əl /

noun

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


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"The film was getting so big that I was wondering how come no-one in Achill had put it together for a tourist attraction," he told BBC News NI's Good Morning Ulster programme.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2023

When it was declared a wrap, the actors exited and Achill went back to normal.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2023

To create the fictional island of Inisherin, production designer Mark Tildesley found locations on Inishmore, part of the Aran Islands, and Achill Island.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2022

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

From the mountain side the expansive country from island-set Clew Bay to Nephin and Slievemore, in Achill, spreads out to best advantage.

From The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway by Praeger, Robert Lloyd