Achill Island : The Kirkintilloch Tragedy (1937)
Achill in County Mayo is the largest of the numerous islands along Ireland’s Atlantic seaboard. It is a mountainous island with hills reaching over 2,000 feet. The hilly region extends right down to the coast in places resulting in very high cliffs. North and south of the island are the famous Blacksod and Clew bays of the Mayo coastline. For centuries there were numerous agricultural communities inland, but those declined after the Great Famine of the mid-nineteenth century causing…
