placenamesCloghmore
An Chloich Mhóir
On southern Achill Island, Cloghmore’s shoreline preserves evidence of older farming work alongside a modern lifesaving history.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- An Chloich Mhóir · Irish · main form · validated name
- Cloghmore · English · main form
Place & story
A kiln revealed by the shore
In 2018, Achill Field School archaeologists examined a feature noticed by a local man on Cloghmore’s eroding sandy shoreline. They identified an old corn-drying kiln: an arc of sandstone cobbles altered by heat, set into a cut in the shore. Such kilns dried grain before storage or transport, helping to prevent it spoiling in damp conditions. The team made a three-dimensional model of the remains. [2]
A new lifesaving role
The Waveney-class lifeboat Helen Turnbull arrived at a mooring off Cloghmore Pier in July 1996, following a local campaign begun in 1994. Volunteers had trained at the RNLI’s headquarters in Poole. The institution’s own history dates the boat’s entry into operational service to 28 August 1996, initially as part of a twelve-month evaluation of an all-weather station for southern Achill Sound. [3] [4]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Mayo
- Barony
- Burrishoole
- Civil parish
- Achill
- Coordinates
- 53.87933, -9.96183 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1414379 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Cloghmore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Achill Island 2018: Week 1 · Achill Field School; Archaeological Institute of America
- New Achill lifeboat to extend rescue range, 10 July 1996 · Lorna Siggins, The Irish Times
- Achill Island’s station history · Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2012-02-16. How this page was prepared.