Official Name: | Gob an Choire |
Other Name: | Achill Sound |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Connacht |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | County Mayo |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population: | 265 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 53.9278°N -9.9392°W |
Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Footnotes: | As this is a Gaeltacht village, the Irish Gob an Choire is the only official name. The English name Achill Sound has no official standing. |
Gob an Choire or Gob a' Choire (English name: Achill Sound), formerly anglicised as Gubacurra, is a Gaeltacht village in County Mayo, Ireland. It lies on the east coast of Achill Island and is the first settlement one reaches after crossing the Michael Davitt Bridge, a swing bridge that joins Achill Island to Corraun Peninsula on the mainland. In ancient times the southern entrance was guarded by Carrickkildavnet Castle.
Achill Sound is also the name of the waterway separating Achill Island from the Irish mainland.
Achill Sound is located on the R319 regional road.
Bus Éireann route 450 (Dooagh-Westport-Louisburgh) operates several times a day in each direction, less often on Sundays.[2]