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Gielty’sThe most westerly bar in Ireland! Harry Clarke in 1930. Both Burrishoole Friary and
• LIVE MUSIC Gráinne O’Malley’s Rockfleet Castle are located to the
west of the town.
CLEW BAY • BAR FOOD
• COFFEE SHOP Mulranny- An Mhala Raithní
“the hill-brow of the ferns”
• 3rd generation family run business Mulranny is the home of colourful giant fuchsias
• Traditional music sessions most evenings and exotic plants. This exhuberant plant life
• Large function room, caters up to 180 people. is celebrated each summer during the Mulranny
• Largest public TV screen in Achill! Mediterranean Heather Festival. Comfortably nestled
• Coffee shop overlooks Clew Bay & Islands at the foot of The Nephin Mountain Range, Mulranny
• Hot and cold food served all day offers an array of long sandy blue flag beaches and a
• Locally sourced fresh sea food relatively mild climate. Once a possible pirate haven,
• Shuttle bus available on request Mulranny also holds a breathtaking coastal lagoon for
you to explore. The Corraun Peninsula, which contains
Dooagh, Achill, Co Mayo three mountain peaks, is situated across the waters in
Tel: 098 43119. Email: info@gieltys.com Clew Bay. In 2011, Mulranny was a proud winner of the
EDEN (European Destination of Excellence) award.
Website: www.gieltys.com
Achill Island- Acaill, Oileán Acla
Open all year round
Ireland’s largest off-shore island is today accessible
In the 1930s, the local schoolmaster, Patrick Caulfield, by the Michael Davitt bridge. A popular place of
whilst cutting turf each year continued to find large residence for artists, writers and photographers, Achill
numbers of stones deep down in the bog. He was has been home to British novelist Graham Green who
intrigued by the fact that the stones appeared in a has written in the village of Dooagh. The cottage of
regular formation and the depth at which the stones Nobel prize winner Heinrich Boll is now a retreat for
were found suggested they must have been placed there artists. Ulster born painter Paul Henry lived and worked
centuries ago. Years later, his son, Professor Seamus on Achill for a decade- finding his inspiration for his
Caulfield, an archaeologist, discovered evidence of famous Irish landscape paintings here.
cultivated fields, houses and tombs, at what is now
known as Céide Fields. This unique landscape had lain No where in Ireland are there more currachs to be seen
hidden under the bogland for many centuries. in one place - drying out in colorful collections by the
shore. Here we can see what is being lost of the dying
Newport- (Ballyveaghan) art of currach building and a low carbon lifestyle at
Baile Uí Fhiacháin one with nature and the elements. The Achill Currach
follows the construction of the classic Mayo currachs to
Located along the shores of Clew bay, Newport or be found from Blacksod in North Mayo as far South as
Ballyveaghan as it is traditionally known, has a Inish Boffin. Up until the late seventies, locals continued
very striking disused railway viaduct crossing the river to use hot black tar to seal in their canvas boats. Prior to
which, together with the Roman Catholic church on top that it was animal hides that would have formed the hull.
of the hill, dominate the town creating a picturesque Today, fiberglass provides a convenient and cost effective
appearance. There was a successful linen industry in alternative. Traditional yawl races are held annually off
Newport from the mid-18th until early 19th century. Achill Island. Former Irish politician and Mayo person
The Black Oak River flows through the centre of the of the year Dr. Jerry Cowley is a popular competitor.
town and here you can enjoy a pleasant walk along its
grassy banks. The Church known as ‘Newport Cathedral’ Achill Island has been twinned since 2003, with the
has a magnificent stained glass east window of The Last city of Cleveland in America. Today there are a large
Judgement, the last window completed by the fabulous number of Achill descendants in this city. A railway
once connected Achill to Westport via Newport and
Mulranny but sadly closed down in 1937. It was said
to have been one of the most scenic train journeys
in Ireland. A transatlantic cable is planned to run
from Canada to Achill Island in the coming months
connecting this region to a world of possibilities.
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• LIVE MUSIC Gráinne O’Malley’s Rockfleet Castle are located to the
west of the town.
CLEW BAY • BAR FOOD
• COFFEE SHOP Mulranny- An Mhala Raithní
“the hill-brow of the ferns”
• 3rd generation family run business Mulranny is the home of colourful giant fuchsias
• Traditional music sessions most evenings and exotic plants. This exhuberant plant life
• Large function room, caters up to 180 people. is celebrated each summer during the Mulranny
• Largest public TV screen in Achill! Mediterranean Heather Festival. Comfortably nestled
• Coffee shop overlooks Clew Bay & Islands at the foot of The Nephin Mountain Range, Mulranny
• Hot and cold food served all day offers an array of long sandy blue flag beaches and a
• Locally sourced fresh sea food relatively mild climate. Once a possible pirate haven,
• Shuttle bus available on request Mulranny also holds a breathtaking coastal lagoon for
you to explore. The Corraun Peninsula, which contains
Dooagh, Achill, Co Mayo three mountain peaks, is situated across the waters in
Tel: 098 43119. Email: info@gieltys.com Clew Bay. In 2011, Mulranny was a proud winner of the
EDEN (European Destination of Excellence) award.
Website: www.gieltys.com
Achill Island- Acaill, Oileán Acla
Open all year round
Ireland’s largest off-shore island is today accessible
In the 1930s, the local schoolmaster, Patrick Caulfield, by the Michael Davitt bridge. A popular place of
whilst cutting turf each year continued to find large residence for artists, writers and photographers, Achill
numbers of stones deep down in the bog. He was has been home to British novelist Graham Green who
intrigued by the fact that the stones appeared in a has written in the village of Dooagh. The cottage of
regular formation and the depth at which the stones Nobel prize winner Heinrich Boll is now a retreat for
were found suggested they must have been placed there artists. Ulster born painter Paul Henry lived and worked
centuries ago. Years later, his son, Professor Seamus on Achill for a decade- finding his inspiration for his
Caulfield, an archaeologist, discovered evidence of famous Irish landscape paintings here.
cultivated fields, houses and tombs, at what is now
known as Céide Fields. This unique landscape had lain No where in Ireland are there more currachs to be seen
hidden under the bogland for many centuries. in one place - drying out in colorful collections by the
shore. Here we can see what is being lost of the dying
Newport- (Ballyveaghan) art of currach building and a low carbon lifestyle at
Baile Uí Fhiacháin one with nature and the elements. The Achill Currach
follows the construction of the classic Mayo currachs to
Located along the shores of Clew bay, Newport or be found from Blacksod in North Mayo as far South as
Ballyveaghan as it is traditionally known, has a Inish Boffin. Up until the late seventies, locals continued
very striking disused railway viaduct crossing the river to use hot black tar to seal in their canvas boats. Prior to
which, together with the Roman Catholic church on top that it was animal hides that would have formed the hull.
of the hill, dominate the town creating a picturesque Today, fiberglass provides a convenient and cost effective
appearance. There was a successful linen industry in alternative. Traditional yawl races are held annually off
Newport from the mid-18th until early 19th century. Achill Island. Former Irish politician and Mayo person
The Black Oak River flows through the centre of the of the year Dr. Jerry Cowley is a popular competitor.
town and here you can enjoy a pleasant walk along its
grassy banks. The Church known as ‘Newport Cathedral’ Achill Island has been twinned since 2003, with the
has a magnificent stained glass east window of The Last city of Cleveland in America. Today there are a large
Judgement, the last window completed by the fabulous number of Achill descendants in this city. A railway
once connected Achill to Westport via Newport and
Mulranny but sadly closed down in 1937. It was said
to have been one of the most scenic train journeys
in Ireland. A transatlantic cable is planned to run
from Canada to Achill Island in the coming months
connecting this region to a world of possibilities.
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