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DRIVE 19: Mayo’s Coastal Splendour 193

PLAN YOUR DRIVE

Start/finish: Westport to Doogort.
Number of days: 2–3, allowing one
day on Clew Bay and two on Achill
Island.
Distance: 84 km (51 miles).
Road conditions: Well paved and
signposted. Some steep terrain with
Srahnamanragh
Srahnamanragh
Bridge
Kinrovar
Kinrovar Bridge hairpin bends.
When to go: The best time to visit is
Doona Knockmoyleen
Knockmoyleen
Doona
March to early November. Many
Ridge Fahy Fahy
Ridge
Drumsleed
Point Lough Drumsleed tourist facilities are closed in winter.
Point
Lough
Door
DOOGORT Valley Dooreeleel Above The white sandy beach at Keel, backed by the Opening times: Most shops and
DOOGORT
Valley
Ballycroy
Ballycroy
Saddle Ballycroy Ballycroy N N soaring sea cliffs of Minaun Heights, see p196 attractions are open from 9 or
Saddle
Slievemore
Head Slievemore Pier Pier e e
Head
672m
672m 10am to 5 or 6pm. Shops are usually
p p
THE DESERTED
THE DESERTED Bellagarvaun h h open from Mon to Sat, however
Bellagarvaun
VILLAGE
VILLAGE Inishbiggle Srahduggaun
Srahduggaun
Inishbiggle
Bulls
Keel Keel Bulls in large towns and shopping centres,
Mouth
Lough
Croaghaun
Croaghaun Lough Mouth shops usually stay open late one
DOOAGH
Achill Head
Achill Head 669m DOOAGH KEEL Bunacurry Drumgollagh i n B e g R a n g e e
669m
Bunacurry
KEEL
Drumgollagh
Annagh
Closhreid (Bun an Churraigh) Annagh night, usually Thu or Fri, and also open
Closhreid
(Bun an Churraigh)
Island
Island
KEEM BAY
KEEM BAY Keel Keel from 12 to 6pm on Sun. In most
i n B e g R a n g
Cashel
Keemem Strandnd Dookinelly Cashel Cushcamcarragh villages there are small convenience
Ke
Dookinelly
Stra
Cushcamcarragh
(An Caiseal)
Strandnd (An Caiseal) 714m
Stra
714m
MINAUN HEIGHTS
Tonregee
MINAUN HEIGHTS Tonregee stores which open from 7 or 8am until
Salia Salia (Tóin re Gaoth)
(Tóin re Gaoth)
(Sáile)
Mweelin (Sáile) late in the evening.
Mweelin
466m
466m
ACHILL SOUND
ACHILL SOUND Lough
Lough
(Gob an Choire) Main market days: Westport: Sat,
(Gob an Choire)
Feeagh
Pollranny
Pollranny Feeagh food and crafts; Thu, Country Market
MA YO
(Poll Raithní)
Dooega
Dooega (Poll Raithní) MA YO
Achill Island
Head Achill Island Belfarsad Furnace (food).
Head
Furnace
(Acail
Dooega
Dooega (Acaill)l) Belfarsad
(Béal Feirste)
(Dumha Éige)
(Dumha Éige) (Béal Feirste) Maryland Furnace Shopping: Westport has a couple of
Furnace
Maryland
Curraun
Curraun
Lough
Lough
Knockbreaga
Letterlough
Portnahally or A c h il l So un d A c h il l So un d Peninsula Knockbreaga Letterlough good bookshops, craft shops and
Peninsula
Portnahally or
Mallaranny
Ashleam Bay
Ashleam Bay Corraun Hill Mallaranny Rosturk Carrowbeg Derrykill galleries selling books and prints on
Rosturk
Corraun Hill
Derrykill
Carrowbeg
525m
ATLANTIC DRIVE
ATLANTIC DRIVE 525m Irish themes.
Newport
Monish
Dooghbeg
Carrick Kildavnet Dooghbeg Monish Newport Major festivals: Westport: Croagh
Carrick Kildavnet
More
More
(An Dumhach Bheag)
(An Dumhach Bheag)
Cloghmore
Cloghmore Patrick Pilgrimage, last Sun in July;
Newpor
(An Chloich Mhóir) Newpor t t
(An Chloich Mhóir)
Bolinglanna
Bolinglanna Bay ay Arts Festival, Sep/Oct; Achill Island:
B
Achillbeg Island
Achillbeg Island (Buaile an Ghleanna) Brockagh Walking Festival, Mar/Apr; Heinrich
(Buaile an Ghleanna)
Brockagh
(Acaill Bheag)
(Acaill Bheag)
Böll Weekend, early May; Yawl Sailing
Kilmeena Drumhuskert
Kilmeena
Drumhuskert
ROSSCAHILL
Island
Island ROSSCAHILL Festival, Jul/Aug.
More Clogher
More
Clogher
PIER PIER
Collan
Cle w Ba y y Collan Drumgarve
Cle w Ba
More
More
Drumgarve
Clare
Clare
Ballytoohy
Island Ballytoohy Maum Carrownaclea
Island
Carrownaclea
Maum
Carrahelly
Carrahelly DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Kinnahooey
Kinnahooey Westport
Westport
Westport
Westport Quay
WESTPORT
Quay
Toormore
Toormore Bartrawaw WESTPORT
Bartr
Bay Bay For a day of gentle pottering,
Leckanvy
Old Head Leckanvy spend the morning browsing the
Old Head
Murriskisk
Murr
Kilsallagh CROAGH Killadangan bookshops and galleries of
Kilsallagh
CROAGH
Killadangan
PATRICK
PATRICK Westport, before an invigorating
Louisburghgh
Louisbur
Carrowmore
Carrowmore hike up Croagh Patrick for the
Croagh Patr
Roonah Quay
Roonah Quay Croagh Patrickick Knappagh
Knappagh
765m
765m outstanding views. For beach-lovers,
Teevenarroaghy
Mullagh
Mullagh Teevenarroaghy Achill Island is the highlight of Mayo.
Liscarney
Lough
Lough Liscarney Follow Atlantic Drive around its
Nacorra
Nacorra
southern tip to the beaches at
Dooega and Keel. End either day
0 kilometres 5
with a music session, in Westport
0 miles 5 or Dooagh. For full details, see p197.
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