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Take the road to Dun na mBó

The sculpture, at the Dún na mBó blowhole on the Mullet Peninsula in Co Mayo, was designed by the American artist, Travis Price, and is dedicated to those lost at sea off the coast. Photo: Anthony Hickey
The sculpture, at the Dún na mBó blowhole on the Mullet Peninsula in Co Mayo, was designed by the American artist, Travis Price, and is dedicated to those lost at sea off the coast. Photo: Anthony Hickey

Dún na mBó, which is located at Doonamo Point, at the northwest end of the Mullet Peninsula, is one of the most spectacular blowholes in Co Mayo. The blowhole is a short drive from Belmullet on one of the most exciting sections of Mayo’s Wild Atlantic Way – and while it is not as well […]

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Eagle Island was once home to lighthouse keepers’ families

A view of Eagle Island, Co Mayo, from The Mullet Peninsula. Photo: Anthony Hickey
A view of Eagle Island, Co Mayo, from The Mullet Peninsula. Photo: Anthony Hickey

Eagle Island, off the north end of the Mullet Peninsula in Erris, Co Mayo, was once home to the families of the island’s two lighthouse keepers. The two lighthouses on Eagle Island were switched on in September 1835. One of the lighthouses stopped functioning after it was damaged beyond repair by a storm in 1894, […]