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Mayo’s Coastal Splendour

Mayo lies in the far west of Connaught. Gloriously beautiful, it has never had
it easy. The land here can be grudging and the wild seas unforgiving.
During the Great Famine the county experienced the highest levels of
emigration and its sense of isolation is a legacy of this. Many visitors bypass
Mayo, drawn by the rugged beauty of Connemara or the romance of Sligo.
They miss much – heather-mantled bog lands, majestic mountains
and a stunning coastline. If you could eat scenery, a local saying
goes, Mayo would be the richest county on earth. Srahnamanragh
Srahnamanragh
Bridge
Kinrovar
Nowhere is this wealth more evident than in the Kinrovar Bridge
broad sweep around Clew Bay – Doona Knockmoyleen
Doona
Knockmoyleen
from Westport to Achill Island. Ridge Fahy Fahy
Ridge
Drumsleed
Lough
Point Lough Drumsleed
Point
Door
DOOGORT Valley Dooreeleel
DOOGORT
Valley
Ballycroy
Ballycroy
Saddle Ballycroy Ballycroy N N
Saddle
Slievemore
Head
Head Slievemore Pier Pier e e
672m
672m
p p
THE DESERTED
THE DESERTED Bellagarvaun h h
Bellagarvaun
VILLAGE Inishbiggle Srahduggaun
VILLAGE
Srahduggaun
Inishbiggle
Bulls
Keel Keel Bulls
Mouth
Lough
Croaghaun
Croaghaun Lough Mouth
DOOAGH
Achill Head 669m DOOAGH KEEL Bunacurry Drumgollagh i n B e g R a n g e e
Achill Head
Bunacurry
KEEL
669m
Drumgollagh
Annagh
Closhreid
Closhreid (Bun an Churraigh) Annagh
(Bun an Churraigh)
Island
Island
KEEM BAY Keel Keel
KEEM BAY
i n B e g R a n g
Cashel
Stra
Keemem Strandnd Dookinelly Cashel Cushcamcarragh
Dookinelly
Ke
Cushcamcarragh
(An Caiseal)
Strandnd (An Caiseal) 714m
Stra
714m
MINAUN HEIGHTS Tonregee
MINAUN HEIGHTS
Tonregee
Salia Salia (Tóin re Gaoth)
(Tóin re Gaoth)
(Sáile)
Mweelin (Sáile)
Mweelin
466m
466m
ACHILL SOUND
ACHILL SOUND Lough
Lough
(Gob an Choire)
(Gob an Choire)
Feeagh
Pollranny Feeagh
Pollranny
MA YO
(Poll Raithní)
Dooega
Dooega (Poll Raithní) MA YO
Achill Island
Head
Head Achill Island Belfarsad Furnace
Furnace
(Acail
Dooega (Acaill)l) Belfarsad
Dooega
(Béal Feirste)
(Dumha Éige)
(Dumha Éige) (Béal Feirste) Maryland Furnace
Furnace
Maryland
Curraun
Curraun
Lough
Lough
Letterlough
Knockbreaga
Portnahally or A c h il l So un d A c h il l So un d Peninsula Knockbreaga Letterlough
Peninsula
Portnahally or
Mallaranny
Ashleam Bay
Ashleam Bay Corraun Hill Mallaranny Rosturk Carrowbeg Derrykill
Rosturk
Corraun Hill
Derrykill
Carrowbeg
525m
ATLANTIC DRIVE 525m
ATLANTIC DRIVE
Newport
Monish
Dooghbeg
Carrick Kildavnet Dooghbeg Monish Newport
Carrick Kildavnet
More
More
(An Dumhach Bheag)
(An Dumhach Bheag)
Cloghmore
Cloghmore
Newpor
(An Chloich Mhóir) Newpor t t
(An Chloich Mhóir)
Bolinglanna
Bolinglanna Bay ay
B
Achillbeg Island (Buaile an Ghleanna) Brockagh
Achillbeg Island
(Buaile an Ghleanna)
Brockagh
(Acaill Bheag)
(Acaill Bheag)
Kilmeena
Kilmeena
Drumhuskert
Above The Atlantic Drive through spectacular coastal Island ROSSCAHILL Drumhuskert
ROSSCAHILL
Island
Clogher
More
scenery, on Achill Island, see p196 More PIER PIER Clogher
Collan
Cle w Ba y y Collan Drumgarve
Cle w Ba
More
More
Drumgarve
Clare
Clare
ACTIVITIES Island Ballytoohy Maum Carrownaclea
Ballytoohy
Island
Carrownaclea
Maum
Carrahelly
Carrahelly
Explore the hundreds of islands Kinnahooey Westport
Kinnahooey
Westport
Westport
WESTPORT
Quay
in Clew Bay by kayak Toormore Bartrawaw Westport Quay WESTPORT
Toormore
Bartr
Bay Bay
See the fortified towers built by a Old Head Leckanvy Murriskisk
Leckanvy
Old Head
Murr
16th-century pirate queen Kilsallagh CROAGH Killadangan
Kilsallagh
CROAGH
Killadangan
PATRICK
PATRICK
Louisbur
Stroll along the sands of Keel beach Carrowmore Louisburghgh
Carrowmore
Croagh Patr
framed against the dramatic backdrop Roonah Quay Croagh Patrickick Knappagh
Roonah Quay
Knappagh
765m
765m
of Minaun Heights
Mullagh Teevenarroaghy
Teevenarroaghy
Mullagh
Liscarney
Lough
Lough Liscarney
Visit the Deserted Village at the foot Nacorra
Nacorra
of the Slievemore Mountains
KEY
Drive route
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