Gob an Choire or Gob a' Choire (English name: Achill Sound), formerly anglicized as Gubacurra, is a Gaeltacht village in County Mayo, Ireland. It lies on the east side of Achill Island and is the first settlement one reaches after crossing the Michael Davitt Bridge, a swing bridge that joins Achill Island to Corraun Peninsula on the mainland.
Achill Sound is also the name of the waterway separting Achill Island from the Irish mainland.
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