achill

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Christian village.

It's called a "Missionary Settlement" on the 25" OSI Map (and the 6".)

History Ireland has a fairly long article on the Colony, including its founding, the attitude of the Catholic Church toward it, and its final demise. One interesting note during the Famine:

"ut Nangle initially distributed aid to the starving of Achill in accordance with strict principles. The aim of the mission was to convert the inhabitants to the Protestant faith, so pressure was put on the recipients of food aid and work to convert. This earned Nangle the derogatory labels of ‘souper’ and ‘Black Protestant’, but the truth was more complex. As the situation grew more desperate, and the island became totally reliant on the colony for relief, Nangle abandoned the principle of food for conversion, and distributed aid freely. However, he stipulated that the able-bodied must work for relief, and that only one member of each family could work at the colony."

I spy with my little eye - something beginning with "D". Near the gate.

Keem Bay on Achill Island. Streetview

Nice Dogs....

and a Gun.

Sharon Corbet Well done! Flickr is sometimes full of photos of Keem Bay! In 2017 via snagbreac

I think this wonderful pointy-arched bridge and sketcher is at Keem Bay too - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000564841 'cos of this - www.flickr.com/photos/131221278@N07/27034503536/

Great photo!

This is brilliant, apart from the wonderful clarity and quality of this photograph there is so much to admire here! The timing of the shot is superb, look at the splash of the "catch" at the end loom of each oar. look at the timing between each boat, look at the structure of the boats, ideal for carrying loads. They must have been a nightmare to move about.

Swordscookie Have been wondering about the flat thing across the top of the turf in the second boat. To hold the turf in place, or a ladder?

National Library of Ireland on The Commons I was looking at it and thought that it might be an unstepped mast but when you look at it more closely it appears to be connected to the tiller at the stern of the boat. It is a very unwieldly tiller (steering mechanism) handle if that is the case. Looking at that in original size and not on my laptop it appears that there is a woman on the stroke oar with the man in the boat nearest the camera.

Swordscookie Certainly looks as if she's playing her part in the rowing.