Keem Bay

Keem Bay (Irish: "Cuan na Cuime") is located past Dooagh village in the west of Achill Island in County Mayo, Ireland. It contains a Blue Flag beach. [cite book |title=Moon Ireland |last=DeAngelis |first=Camille |year=2007 |publisher=Avalon Travel |isbn=1598800485 |pages=p. 379 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=G8H99H1jYPAC&pg=PA379&dq=%22Keem+Bay%22+%2B%22blue+flag%22&num=100&sig=kFa9IOE_kNHkSIlmqy_wgE5s5Tw ] The bay was formerly the site of a basking shark fishery. [cite book |title=Sharks in Danger: Global Shark Conservation Status with Reference to Management Plans and Legislation |last=Cunningham-Day |first=Rachel |year=2001 |publisher=Universal Publishers |isbn=1581126522 |pages=p. 112 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=S9BLFvKePSwC&pg=PA112&dq=%22Keem+Bay%22&num=100&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a&sig=v0lhFDmnyXWkbFUO5SY6mulNqQk#PPA112,M1 ] There is an old British army lookout post on the top of Moyteoge to the bay's south. To the west is an old booley village, at Bunown. To the north stands Croaghaun, with Europe's second-highest cliffs. The road leading to Keem Bay is high with steep cliffs.

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