Discover Achill

16/08/2024

If you are interested in renting Naomh Iosaef from now until June 2025 please email [email protected] for more information.

04/07/2024

We have some limited availability July 20th to 27th and August 3rd to 10th
Please email [email protected] for best rates

05/09/2023

Great photo of the summit of Croagh Patrick by Cloudcam Ireland. You can see Achill Island under the setting sun.

24/06/2023

Availability only for 22nd to 29th July - book direct and save - email [email protected] €1390 for 7 nights

15/06/2023

Availability for five weeks only Sat 22nd July to Sat 26th August - book direct and save 20% [email protected] or check out booking.com or airbnb

15/06/2023

Availability just for five weeks - weekly Sat to Sat from 22nd July to 26th August - Book direct email [email protected] and save 20% or check out booking.com and Airbnb

20/05/2023

Made famous by Paul Henry and Heinrich Boll ever before The Banshees of Inisheerin - time to relax, unwind in a place where 'God made time'
Email [email protected] for availability and best rates

20/05/2023

Achill awaits - email [email protected] for best rates - availability on Airbnb - book direct for best rates exclusive of booking fees

20/05/2023

Thinking of discovering Achill Island this summer. Book direct for best rates - availability in June/July and August. Email [email protected]

20/05/2023

https://www.theirishstory.com/2010/11/05/paul-henry-in-achill/

Paul Henry in Achill Patricia Byrne 5 November, 2010 Irish History, Irish People Slievemore Hotel, Achill c 1890 Patricia Byrne looks at the links between artist Paul Henry, Achill, John Millington Synge, Jack Yeats and Sean O’Faolain. ‘The Bog Road’, an Achill landscape by Belfast-born artist...

22/08/2022

We are delighted to announce that the winner of 2 tickets to The Westport Festival Chamber of Music Preview Concert and €50 voucher for Gracy’s Pizzeria and Bistro is Christine Phillips 🥳

Congratulations Christine, please drop us a message to claim your prize 🎁

If you would like to attend the concert this Friday August 26th you can buy tickets at the link below ⬇️

https://www.westportchambermusic.ie/

12/08/2022

*** Road Closed ***
As we reported earlier the Road to Keem is closed for the rest of the day due to high traffic volumes.
This guy is on duty and he’s making sure that nobody gets by him. So don’t even try!!!

📸 Susan Runham

10/08/2022

And why not stay in for the weekend?

Exciting news today from us here in Westport House as we announce not only another great event but also a chance for you to pick yourself up a sweet prize 🎁

We are delighted to welcome The Westport Festival of Chamber Music Preview Concert to the Long Gallery here in Westport House on Friday August the 26th 🗓

To be in with a chance of winning 2 tickets AND a €50 voucher for Gracy’s Pizzeria and Bistro so that you can enjoy dinner before the show just do the following ⬇️

1️⃣ Like this post ✅

2️⃣ Share to your page📱

3️⃣ Comment your favourite classical music piece 🎻

10/08/2022

With another summer heatwave on the way, Keem Bay on Co Mayo’s Achill Island has been named the No 1 “wild swimming spot” in the UK and Ireland.

05/08/2022

15/07/2022

An aerial view of The Amethyst Bar, The Beehive and the Annexe Inn, Keel

10/07/2022

Keem Bay this evening.
📸 Sarah Heraty

09/07/2022

The judges have made their longlist selection in our 2022 holiday competition

14/04/2022

Hosting companies add approx 17% to each booking. Book direct and save. 16th to the 23rd July available - [email protected]

02/04/2022

Two weeks only left in July Sat 9th to 23rd - for best weekly rates email [email protected]

05/01/2022

Depending on where you live, tomorrow is a day that has a few different names. Known by Christians as The Feast of the Epiphany or the 12th Day of Christmas, here in Ireland it is also known as “Nollaig na mBan'' or "Women’s Christmas".

Tomorrow, 6th January, marks the end of the Christmas season and along with the 25th and 26th, Nollaig na mBan is an important day in the Christmas Calendar. Traditionally it was the day where Irish women, who had worked tirelessly for weeks to create a magical Christmas for their families, had the day to themselves - the men would take over cooking, cleaning and looking after children for the day! This left the women of the house free to socialise and let their hair down after a busy few weeks. Typically women would gather in each other's homes to eat cake, drink tea, chat and most importantly, rest after a busy Christmas.

In some communities in rural Ireland, the night before the 6th, known as Oíche Nolliag na mBan, the woman of the house lit 12 candles in the window. In the days before electricity, it must have been quite a sight, " the brightest night of the year" .
Nollaig na mBan was also the Christian feast day that marked the arrival of the Three (Magi) Kings in Bethlehem with their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Churches and Christian homes that had a crib, The Feast of the Epiphany would see the three kings added to the display…But in many Irish houses, the Three Kings wouldn't be there for long! The 6th was also traditionally the day where Christmas was packed away for another year. When holly and ivy were the traditional decoration in Irish homes, they were taken down and burnt in the fire on the 6th.

We love this Paul Henry (11 April 1877 - 24 August 1958) painting that depicts women hard at work. We really hope all the women of Achill and women everywhere, enjoy their well deserved “Nollaig na mBan” after entertaining, catering and caring for their families all over the busy Christmas season…

27/09/2021

Located along the River Moy, Rosserk Abbey is a compact friary of the Third Order Franciscans, founded around 1440 by a member of the Joyce family. It is just 4km from Killala, County Mayo.

The friary has been in ruins since the Suppression of the Monasteries by King Henry VIII, around 1540, but remains well preserved. Visitors can view the finely carved west doorway, single-aisle church and unique double piscina.

20/07/2021

Beautiful Keem Bay! There's nowhere like the Wild Atlantic Way ☀️
📍Achill Island, County Mayo
Photo: Instagram / lemonlimod

20/07/2021

Evening light with dramatic looking clouds rolling over the peak of Croaghaun

Achill Head
Achill Island
Co. Mayo

28/06/2021

Keem Bay from above! At the western end of Achill Island, is one of the most picturesque bays in Ireland. It is accessible by road over a twisting clifftop route on the side of Croaghaun mountain. Keem Bay is virtually uninhabited (the only building is a former coastguard station) and provides a peaceful and magnificent retreat from the 21st century ☘

📌 Keem Bay, County Mayo
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We 💚🤍🧡 Ireland

15/06/2021

The village of Dugort situated at foot of Slievemore mountain in the heart of the Wild Atlantic Way, Achill Island typifies the raw wilderness of the Atlantic coastline....soaring cliffs, windswept beaches, rich heritage and deserted boglands.

The perfect antidote to urban life ☘

📌 Achill, County Mayo
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We 💚🤍🧡 Ireland

04/06/2021

Epic shot of the sun breaking through onto Blacksod Bay Achill Island...

Those sheep are definitely off for a heavenly dip.

🇮🇪💚☘️🇮🇪

📸 Patrick Caine 🙌☘️

25/05/2021

They say the clouds are lower in Ireland...
I say Ireland is closer to Heaven.

Slievemore.

🇮🇪💚☘️🇮🇪

📸Paul gaughan

23/05/2021

Thinking of a staycation in Achill? Saturday July 17th to 24th is available to book. Email [email protected] for best rates.

Looks like a giant flying saucer sitting on Slievemore! 📸Paul Gaughan via Achill Island Memories

19/05/2021

Keem, as its recent best-beach accolade affirms, is just perfect as it is. Yet still there are misguided attempts to improve upon its beauty