A beach that was washed away by storms more than 30 years ago has reappeared off the west coast of Ireland. The sands at Dooagh on County Mayo’s Achill Island vanished in the winter of 1984 ...

Dooagh beach, on Achill Island, Ireland, disappeared in 1984. But it reappeared "overnight" in April 2017 after strong winds brought back the beach's sand. Skip to main content.

This sandy beach in Dooagh sits on the island of Achill off the west coast of Ireland. There were a number of large storms in 1984 that rapidly eroded away the sand on the beach, leaving bare ...

Dooagh Beach was washed away after a major winter storm hit the area in 1984. There was even more damage done after two storms rolled in back in 2014, destroying access points to the beach and ...

Dooagh, Ireland — A beach that was washed away by storms more than 30 years ago has reappeared off the west coast of Ireland. The sands at Dooagh on County Mayo’s Achill Island vanished in the ...

This is what happened to Dooagh in spring 1984, and had previously happened in a similar incident there in 1890. Enter sand. So, what brought the beach back in 2017 (and in 1927)?

The disappearing Dooagh Beach on Achill Island has again vanished after making a brief reappearance two summers ago. Read More: Washed away Irish beach reappears for first time in 33 years.

Thirty-three years ago, a sandy expanse on the west side of Ireland’s Achill Island disappeared. Known as Dooagh Beach, it was destroyed by storms in 1984, which swept the sand away and left ...

The Wild Rover: Dooagh Beach has returned home after 33 years at sea. Courtesy Sean Molloy/Achill Tourism The storms of 1984 “completely took every last grain of sand off the beach,” Sean ...

Dooagh, Ireland — A beach that was washed away by storms more than 30 years ago has reappeared off the west coast of Ireland. The sands at Dooagh on County Mayo’s Achill Island vanished in the ...

In the spring of 1984, a whole beach disappeared. Over just two days, the golden sands of Dooagh on the island of Achill, off the west coast of Ireland, were stripped away to reveal bare rocks.