http://www.achill-island.com/hist.htm
"Archaeological evidence suggests that the Achill/Curraun area was densely populated 5,000 years ago. Megalithic and crannóg remains show evidence of this. The earliest settlers were food gatherers who inhabited coastal settlements."
Slightly further north, there is the Ceide Fields, also dating back 5,000 years:
http://homepages.iol.ie/~stmrysba/ceide2.htm