The Corraun Peninsula, also spelt Currane (

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:''An Corrán'' ), is a peninsula in

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, on the west coast of Ireland. It extends out from the mainland towards

Achill Island Achill Island (; ga, Acaill, Oileán Acla) in County Mayo is the largest of the Irish isles, and is situated off the west coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It has a population of 2,594. Its area is . Achill is attached to the mainland by ...

Corraun peninsula viewed from the Great Western Greenway

Thoroughfares on the peninsula include the

Great Western Greenway The Great Western Greenway () is a greenway rail trail in County Mayo, Ireland. It is long and begins in Westport and ends in Achill, passing through the towns of Newport and Mulranny Mulranny ()—sometimes spelled as 'Mallaranny', ...

, which passes through the north side of the peninsula, following a scenic route. As of 2016 the population of the Corraun peninsula was 726. The entire peninsula is in the

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(designated Irish speaking region) with 12% of the population claiming to speak Irish on a daily basis outside the education system. The peninsula is immediately east of

, and forms part of the parish of Achill. It comprises the villages of

Tornragee Tonragee () is a village situated on the Currane peninsula in the parish of Achill. It has its own national school, a pub called the Way Inn, and it also has a pipe band A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. ...

Polranny Polranny (''Poll Rathnaí'', trans. Hole of the Ferns or Fern Hollow) is a village in County Mayo in the province of Connacht in the Republic of Ireland. The Michael Davitt Bridge connects Polranny on the mainland to Achill Island. Towns and v ...

, Belfarsad, Corraun (Currane) and Dogh Beg. Achill Island is connected to the peninsula via the

Michael Davitt Bridge The Michael Davitt Bridge () is a swing bridge in County Mayo, Ireland that crosses from Achill Island to the Mainland. History The plan for a bridge to connect Achill Island to the Corraun Peninsula was considered in the early 1880s. A Mayo Cou ...

. Corraun is dominated by Corraun Hill (524 m).Mayo map 1838, Mayo library web site There are views of

Clew Bay Clew Bay (; ga, Cuan Mó) is a natural ocean bay in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. It contains Ireland's best example of sunken drumlins. The bay is overlooked by Croagh Patrick to the south and the Nephin Range mountains of North Mayo. C ...

and the

Mullet Peninsula The Mullet Peninsula ( ga, Leithinis an Mhuirthead)—also known as the Mullet (''an Mhuirthead'') and sometimes as the Erris Peninsula—is a peninsula in the barony of Erris in County Mayo, Ireland. As of 2016 it has a population of 3963. ...

to the north.

Sport

Corraun is the home of Fr Griffin Park, the Community Sports Field overlooking views of

Croagh Patrick Croagh Patrick (), nicknamed 'the Reek', is a mountain with a height of and an important site of pilgrimage in County Mayo, Ireland. The mountain has a pyramid-shaped peak and overlooks Clew Bay, rising above the village of Murrisk, several m ...

Achillbeg Acaill Bheag (Achillbeg) is a small island in County Mayo, Ireland, just off the southern tip of Achill Island. Etymology Its name means ''Little Achill''. History Acaill Bheag was evacuated in 1965 and the inhabitants were settled on t ...

Island and

Clare Island Clare Island ( or ''Oileán Chliara''), also historically Inishcleer, is a mountainous island guarding the entrance to Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. Historically part of the kingdom of Umhaill, it is famous as the home of the 15th century p ...

. It hosts rugby, Gaelic football, and soccer matches. Mulranny United Football Club play all their home league games here. In the past it has also hosted Achill Rovers.

Gallery

File:The castle and Corraun Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1037306.jpg, The castle and Corraun Hill File:Sheep by the Great Western Greenway.JPG, Sheep in a paddock by the Great Western Greenway near Mulranny. November 2014

References

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