Article 46YK6 Coast to ghost: Irish beach vanishes after brief reappearance

Coast to ghost: Irish beach vanishes after brief reappearance

by
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
from on (#46YK6)

Storms sweep away sand at Dooagh on Achill Island, after freak tide in 2017 restored it

It came, it enchanted and now it's gone again: the beach that reappeared on the Irish coast in 2017 after a 34-year absence, garnering worldwide attention, has vanished again.

Winter storms have swept away the sand at Dooagh, Achill Island, in County Mayo, leaving only rock and a reminder that what nature gives, it can take away.

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