Dooagh fishing village beach is bare stone after hundreds of tons of sand disappeared.
People here thought that it was the last year they saw the beach with smooth sand stretching, where they sticked all their lives and also led them to sea to find a source of life.
But the miracle came, hundreds of tons of sand returned to fill the bare stones at Dooagh fishing beach after a strange tidal phenomenon from the Atlantic took place here. The 300-meter long fine sand strip has returned as never before disappeared 33 years ago, making the people happy and amazed.
The sand strip that has returned to Dooagh village beach as never before disappeared 33 years ago.
According to oceanographer Ivan Haigh from the University of Southampton: "The wonderful combination of weather and ocean has helped hundreds of tons of sand to return to the beach of Dooagh fishing village. The sand running along this area is soft. So smooth they are easily moved by ocean wind, waves and storms. "
According to weather experts, on the satellite map appeared strong winds came from the North before the beach returned 10 days. Hundreds of tons of offshore sand were ocean waves and tides returning to the bare beach.
This is not the first time Dooagh fishing beach disappeared after heavy storms and suddenly returned. In 1890, the storm also washed away the sand just to re-position the reefs at the beach. And then 40 years later, the sand strip was brought back, filling the hard rock.
Achill is Ireland's largest island with a population of about 3,000 people who rely heavily on tourism. Thanks to the green beaches, mild, mild weather, Achill welcomes between 150,000 and 180,000 visitors a year.