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Great beaches in Ireland
Inch
Inch Strand is a sandy beach situated near Whitegate & Power Head, East Cork, and is a favourite spot for surfers. Vi...
Baile an Sceilg (Ballinskelligs)
Baile an Sceilg is a protected beach situated beside the village of the same name. Horse Island shields it from the r...
Doire Fhíonáin (Derrynane)
Derrynane, also known as Doire Fhíonáin, is a beautiful sandy beach located in the southwest region of Ireland. Facin...
Trá Inis Oírr (Main Beach)
Inis Oírr, located 17km from Galway and 9km from Clare, boasts Trá Inis Oírr, a stunning beach on its northern coast....
Garretstown
Garrettstown Beach, a sandy beach with gentle slope, faces south and is bordered by rocky cliffs. The beach area is s...
Carrowniskey, Louisburgh
Carrowniskey Beach is a vast sandy area with a gentle slope towards the west. This beach is vulnerable to strong curr...
Stradbally
Stradbally cove is a picturesque sandy beach located just 1 km away from Stradbally village.
The Cove Greystones
A cove with a shingle beach can be found south of Greystones Marina, set amidst a rocky foreshore. Access can be gain...
Greystones South
Greystones South Beach is a steep shingle beach, with sudden declines into the water and bordered by a railway line.
Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú Rua
Trá an Dóilín is a unique Irish beach made up of fragments of "maerl", a calcareous seaweed. It is a rare site to fin...
Carrowmore Beach, Louisburgh
Carrowmore Beach is a beautiful sandy area that includes sandy dune towards the east. However, swimming is restricted...
Cappagh Pier, Kilrush
Cappagh beach, situated north of the pier, is a rocky shoreline with stones that can reach 30cm in size, limiting the...
Bertra Beach, Murrisk
Bertra Beach is a sandy dune area, enclosed by caged stone in the bathing zone. The beach is exposed, with the likeli...
Annestown
Annestown Beach is situated in the Copper Coast of County Waterford, 20 miles from Dungarvan. The sandy beach boasts ...
Rosslare Strand
Rosslare Strand is an urban beach with fine, soft, windblown sand and a gentle slope. The sand dunes to the west are ...
Portarthur, Derrybeg
Portarthur Beach is a north-facing sandy beach, bounded by a rocky outcrop east of Inishmeane Island and a small estu...
Dooega Beach, Achill Island
Dooega Beach, a small crescent shaped cove, is mostly sheltered except towards the south where large swells arise at ...
Trá na hUíne (Inny Strand, Waterville)
Trá na hUíne, situated on the beautiful Ballinskelligs Bay, is a sandy beach backed by an extensive sand-dune system....
Duncannon
Duncannon beach boasts a peaceful atmosphere and a relatively gentle slope of firm sand. The sand dunes, stretching b...
Dooneen Pier
Dooneen Pier on the Sheep's Head Peninsula in Co Cork is a deep water harbour.