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Achillbeg

Acaill Bheag, or Achillbeg, is a small island in , Ireland, just off the southern tip of . The island is located within a Gaeltacht area.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island and townland in Doogea, County Mayo, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Achillbeg Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Achillbeg Lighthouse and Kildownet Castle.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Photo: Michelle Owner of the Squishy, CC BY 2.0.
Carrickkildavnet Castle or Kildavnet Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in , .

Building
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
sits in the shadow of , overlooking Achill Sound, at the southern tip of , the largest of the Irish isles, located of the east coast of in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Achill Sound and Dooega.

Village
Photo: David Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gob an Choire or Gob a' Choire, formerly anglicised as Gubacurra, is a Gaeltacht village in , Ireland. It had a population of 265 at the 2022 census. is situated 7 km north of Achillbeg.

Village
Photo: Steve Edge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dumha Éige is a village in the south west of on the west coast of Ireland in . It is in the Gaeltacht and is the home of Coláiste Acla. is situated 8 km northwest of Achillbeg.

Achillbeg

Latitude
53.86544° or 53° 51′ 56″ north
Longitude
-9.95551° or 9° 57′ 20″ west
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
9C5GV28V+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 93208278
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2967084
Wiki­data ID
Q1777280
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Achillbeg” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Achillbeg”
  • Breton: “Acaill Bheag”
  • Cebuano: “Achillbeg Island”
  • Chinese: “阿基爾貝格島”
  • Dutch: “Achillbeg”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل اكيلبيج”
  • French: “Achillbeg”
  • German: “Achillbeg”
  • Irish: “Acaill Bheag”
  • Ladin: “Achillbeg”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Achillbeg”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Achillbeg”
  • Norwegian: “Achillbeg”
  • Russian: “Акилбег”
  • Russian: “Акиллбег”
  • Swedish: “Achillbeg Island”
  • Turkish: “Achillbeg”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Trawboderg and Belnaglee.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Achillbeg School and Achillbeg Island N Top.

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