{{Short description|Bay in County Mayo, Ireland}} {{for|the Intel processor chip|Movidius Keem Bay}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} thumb|320px|Keem Bay '''Keem Bay''' ({{langx|ga|Cuan na Cuime}}) is located past Dooagh village in the west of Achill Island in County Mayo, Ireland. It contains a Blue Flag beach.<ref>{{cite book |title=Moon Ireland, 2nd ed. |last=DeAngelis |first=Camille |year=2017 |publisher=Avalon Travel |isbn=9781631214219 |pages=350 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8kl_DQAAQBAJ }}</ref> The bay was formerly the site of a basking shark fishery.<ref>{{cite book |title=Sharks in Danger: Global Shark Conservation Status with Reference to Management Plans and Legislation |last=Cunningham-Day |first=Rachel |year=2001 |publisher=Universal Publishers |isbn=1-58112-652-2 |pages=112 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S9BLFvKePSwC&dq=%22Keem+Bay%22&pg=PA112 }}</ref>
== Lifeboat Station ==
During the 19th century, the British government established a lifeboat station on Keem Beach. The lifeboat station was operational for over 100 years providing a vital service for those who lived and worked on the coast.
The bay was used as a filming location for the 2022 film ''The Banshees of Inisherin''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/life/travel/ireland/where-was-the-banshees-of-inisherin-filmed-in-ireland-42093104.html |title=Where was 'The Banshees of Inisherin' filmed in Ireland? |last=Thackray |first=Lucy |work=The Independent |date=26 October 2022 |access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref>
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== External links == *[https://visiting-ireland.com/mayo/places-to-see/keem-beach/ Keem beach] Category:Bays of County Mayo Category:Achill Island
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