The Deserted Village of Slievemore on Achill Island, Ireland Camera NIKON D300S ISO 250 Focal Length 150mm Aperture f/5.6 Exposure Time 1/1000 The village of Slievemore sits at the base of Mount Slievemore, the highest point on Achill Island. While people lived here into the 20th century, it was largely abandoned because of the Irish Famine in the mid 19th century.