Killary HarbourA long narrow sea inlet running in from the Atlantic, with mountains on both sides of it.
Lake
Doolough Valley
Louisburgh, County Mayo
The dark lake fills a pass on the R335, with a famine memorial cross standing at the roadside.
- Where
- Louisburgh, County Mayo
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Killary HarbourA long narrow sea inlet running in from the Atlantic, with mountains on both sides of it.
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