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Achillbeg

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Location
  
Atlantic Ocean

Population
  
0

County
  
Mayo

Province
  
Connacht

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Acaill Bheag (Achillbeg) is a small island in County Mayo, Ireland, just off the southern tip of Achill Island.

Contents

Map of Achillbeg, Achillbeg Island, Co. Mayo, Ireland

Achillbeg sound


EtymologyEdit

Its name means Little Achill.

HistoryEdit

Acaill Bheag was evacuated in 1965 and the inhabitants were settled on the main (Achill) island and nearby mainland. The main settlement was in the centre of the island, bounded by two hills to the north and south. There are a small number of holiday homes on the island, but they are usually empty for most of the year. Access to the island is from Cé Mhór, in the village of An Chloich Mhór (Cloghmore), by local arrangement. A lighthouse on Acaill Bheag's southern tip was completed in 1965.

A comprehensive book about the life and times of the island and the people and way of life there, "Achillbeg - The Life of an Island", by Jonathan Beaumont was published in 2005.

DemographicsEdit

The table below reports data on Achillbeg's population taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland.

References

Achillbeg Wikipedia