New cultural project for Mullet peninsula to open 2022

Funding has been confirmed for a new cultural tourism project in North Mayo that will tell the story of the wild Atlantic and the people who lived along its dramatic coastline. 

An Eachléim (Aghleam) is a Gaeltacht village and
townland in County Mayo. It lies on the southern tip
of the Mullet Peninsula, one of the most beautiful
and unspoilt landscapes in Ireland.

A €2.5m tourism hub – Áras Scéal an Atlantaigh Fhiáin in an Eachléim (Aghleam) – will be created on the southern tip of the Mullet Peninsula, one of the most stunning and unspoilt landscapes in Ireland. To the south and east is Blacksod Bay, while to the west is the Atlantic.

Eachléim is a Gaeltacht village and its new development will include an interpretive centre, an emigration hub, craft area, cafe, offices and an innovation space. This will be housed in a planned 303sqm extension to the Ionad Oidhreachta Deirbhile in an Eachléim.

Restoration and installation work will also be carried out at An Fód Dubh Lighthouse, 3.5km distant.

It is expected to attract 30,000 visitors to the region per year and will sustain 27 full-time positions.

Full funding is now in place (secured from two government departments and Údarás na Gaeltachta) and it is hoped the new centre will open to the public at the beginning of the 2022 tourism season.