Blacksod Bay
Blacksod Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean in Erris, north County Mayo, Ireland. The 16 km long and 8 km wide bay is bounded on its western side by the Mullet Peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Blacksod Lighthouse.
Blacksod Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Blacksod Lighthouse is a lighthouse at the southern end of the Mullet Peninsula, Erris, County Mayo, at the entrance to Blacksod Bay. It is made of local granite blocks, which came from the Beaufort quarries, a nearby outcrop of high-quality granite. Blacksod Lighthouse is situated 3½ km northwest of Blacksod Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Doohooma and Fallmore.
Doohooma
Locality
Photo: Comhar, Public domain.
Doohoma or Doohooma is a townland, peninsula and a census town in the County Mayo Gaeltacht, Ireland. It is located on Ireland's Atlantic coastline overlooking Achill Island and the Mullet Peninsula. Doohooma is situated 5 km east of Blacksod Bay.
Fallmore
Hamlet
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Fallmore is a Gaeltacht village and townland in County Mayo, Ireland. Situated in the southern part of the Mullet Peninsula within the barony of Erris, Fallmore townland spans approximately 704 acres and, as of 2011, had a population of 75 people. Fallmore is situated 6 km west of Blacksod Bay.
Aghleam
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
An Eachléim, anglicized as Aughleam or Aghleam, is a Gaeltacht village and townland in County Mayo, Ireland. It lies on the Mullet Peninsula in Erris, on the R313 regional road. Aghleam is situated 7 km northwest of Blacksod Bay.
Blacksod Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Blacksod Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Venetian—“Blacksod Bay” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Blacksod badia”
- Catalan: “Badia de Blacksod”
- Catalan: “Blacksod Bay”
- Cebuano: “Blacksod Bay”
- Dutch: “Blacksod Bay”
- French: “baie de Blacksod”
- French: “Baie de Blacksod”
- Irish: “Cuan an Fhoid Duibh”
- Irish: “Cuan an Fhóid Duibh”
- Italian: “baia di Blacksod”
- Italian: “Baia di Blacksod”
- Japanese: “ブラックソッド湾”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Blacksod Bay”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cuan an Fhòid Duibh”
- Swedish: “Blacksod Bay”
- Venetian: “Baja de Blacksod”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Roy and Blacksod.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kanfinalta and Blacksod Point.
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