The Achill Dolphins are here to stay.
It was revealed recently that the same family of dolphins have been following an Achill fishing boat for more than two years as the local crew went about their business in the waters off the coast.
They were waiting for the boat every time it went to sea and would play around it until it returned to Purteen Harbour with its catch.
However, fishermen can be very superstitious and the story remained untold until recently.
The recent spell of bad weather meant that the fishing boat was tied up for two weeks and some experienced fishermen reckoned that the dolphins would no longer be present in the bay when fishing resumed, now that the secret was out.
Nothing could be further from the truth! When the fishing boat returned to the water on Monday morning, the dolphins were in situ much to the delight of the local aquarium and its CEO, Terence Dever.
“We’re very proud of the amazing waters we have around Achill and were overjoyed when news came through this morning that the dolphins are here to stay. They obviously know what hospitable people we are.
“We have thousands of people coming to see the wonderful aquarium we have here and now we’ll be able to tell visitors about our resident dolphin family as well,” he added.
