Although legend has it that Clew Bay has 365 islands 'an island for every day of the year'. King of the Hippies Sid Rawle ran a commune there from 1970 to 1972.Picture: Dan MacCarthy Inset: Sid Rawle. Glenans Ireland, a non-profit sailing school, had a branch on Collanmore Island where sailing was taught. Once owned by the Beatles singer John Lennon. The history of Dorinish, in Clew Bay in Mayo, marks it out from the slew of Irish islands for sale in the wake of the country’s real-estate market collapse.
DORINISH CLEW BAY IRELAND ARCHIVE
Also features some amusing archive footage from a local Westport woman from RTÉ’s Newsbeat in 1971. The bay is also home to Dorinish, a private island purchased by John Lennon in 1967. Features Sid Rawle (‘King of the Hippes’ and Oliver Sweeney. The history of Dorinish, in Clew Bay in Mayo, marks it out from the slew of Irish islands for sale in the wake of the country's real-estate market collapse. The first episode looks at the island that rock star John Lennon purchased in 1968 - the island of Dorinish in Clew Bay, Co. Pop fiction: Kevin Barry has invented a trip to Ireland for late Beatle John.
DORINISH CLEW BAY IRELAND SERIES
New series exploring unusual stories from six islands off the coast of Ireland. John Lennon bought the 19-acre Dorinish island in Clew Bay for 1700.
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