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Achill Sound

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.
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  • Type: Village with 238 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Gob a‘ Choire” and “Gob an Choire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Coláiste Pobail Acla.

School
is a secondary school located in Currane Peninsula, in the West of Ireland, near . The school was formed when Scoil Damhnait, a secondary school on the Currane Peninsula in the village of Pollranny, was amalgamated with McHale College in 2011, forming .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include An Caiseal and Tonragee.

Locality
is a small Gaeltacht village on the east side of in , Ireland. Villages neighboring Cashel include Gob an Choire, and . is situated 4 km northwest of Achill Sound.

Locality
or Tonregee is a village on the Currane peninsula in , Ireland. The townlands of Tonregee East and Tonregee West are in the civil parish of Achill in the historical barony of Burrishoole. is situated 4½ km northeast of Achill Sound.

Village
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or Bun a' Churraigh is a small Gaeltacht village in the north of in , Ireland. The village has a national school, a Roman Catholic church, and formerly had a monastery. is situated 6 km northwest of Achill Sound.

Achill Sound

Latitude
53.92964° or 53° 55′ 47″ north
Longitude
-9.92745° or 9° 55′ 39″ west
Population
238
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
9C5GW3HF+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52259306
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3315642
Wiki­data ID
Q1755549
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Achill Sound” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gob an Choire”
  • Breton: “Gob an Choire”
  • Catalan: “Gob an Choire”
  • Cebuano: “Achill Sound”
  • Dutch: “Gob an Choire”
  • French: “Achill Sound”
  • Georgian: “აკილ-საუნდი”
  • German: “Gob an Choire”
  • Irish: “Gob an Choire”
  • Italian: “Achill Sound”
  • Persian: “اچیل سوند”
  • Polish: “Gob an Choire”
  • Russian: “Акилл-Саунд”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Gob an Choire”
  • Slovak: “Achill Sound”
  • Spanish: “Gob an Choire”
  • Swedish: “Achill Sound”
  • Turkish: “Achill Sound”
  • “Gob an Choire”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of Mary Immaculate and Achill Fire Station.

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