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Alex Foxfield
July 6, 2026
This channel creates an island at high tide but usually connects its eastern and western ends. Shanmullen is derived from the Irish Gaelic, sean-mhuileann, which means old mill. However, there's no evidence of a mill at this spot. What you might see, however, is seals frolicking in the water here.
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