Coast to ghost: Irish beach vanishes after brief reappearance

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 Irish beach that reappeared off the County Mayo 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, leaving only rock and a reminder that what nature gives it can take away.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2VOr8Et
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