Achill Sound

Achill Sound

Infobox Irish Place
name = Achill Sound
gaeilge = Gob an Choire
crest

motto =
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pin coords = left: 29px; top: 59px
north coord = 53.9278 | west coord = 9.9392 | irish grid = L731997
area = | elevation = sea level
province = Connacht
county = County Mayo
population = | town pop = 255 | rural pop =
census yr = 2002
web = |

Achill Sound (official name: Gob an Choire) is a village in County Mayo, in Ireland. Achill Sound is located on the east side of Achill Island, the first settlement on the island after crossing the Michael Davitt Bridge, a swing bridge that joins Achill Island to Corraun Peninsula on the mainland. It lies within the Mayo Gaeltacht. It is more commonly known as Gob an Choire.

Waterway

Achill Sound is also the name of the waterway separting Achill Island from the Irish mainland.

ee also

*Connacht Irish
*List of towns in Ireland


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