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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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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

I have been on Achill only a day, but already I share some of his equanimity.

From The Guardian Aug. 5, 2017

He knew every inlet between Achill Sound and the Head of Kinsale, and was so far a Jacobite that he scorned to pay duty to King George.

From The Wild Geese by Weyman, Stanley John

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