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Great beaches in Ireland
Morriscastle
Morriscastle beach is a serene and rural sandy beach with soft, wind-blown sand and a gentle slope. Behind the beach,...
Culdaff
Culdaff beach is a sandy beach with two rock outcrops located in the southeast. The beach is bordered by sand dunes t...
Ardnahinch
Ardnahinch Beach is situated near Shanagarry in Co Cork, offering stunning views of Ballycotton and the Island lighth...
Drumnatinny
Drumnatinny beach is a north-facing sandy stretch, with Ballyness Bay to the West and Crockagarran and headlands to t...
Carne
Carne is a sandy beach located near Carne pier, facing east towards the Irish Sea with a dune system situated to its ...
Keem Beach, Achill Island
Keem Beach is a sheltered sandy beach with steep gradient located in Croaghan/Slievemore and Achill Head SAC. It is h...
Warren, Cregane Strand
Warren Beach is a serene, sandy beach with a gentle slope, facing south east and surrounded by sand dunes that stretc...
Doire Fhíonáin (Derrynane)
Derrynane, also known as Doire Fhíonáin, is a beautiful sandy beach located in the southwest region of Ireland. Facin...
Cahore
Located adjacent to the rural village of Cahore, in Co. Wexford, Cahore Beach is a pebbled beach stretching for appro...
Salthill Beach
Salthill beach consists of multiple small beaches divided by rocks, featuring both sandy and pebbly areas. The primar...
Rosses Point Beach
Rosses Point Beach, situated between the Drumcliff Bay Special Protection Area and the Cummeen Strand/Drumcliff Bay S...
Banna Strand
Banna Bathing Water is situated in a rustic environment without any buildings on the sand dune system or promenade be...
Oysterhaven
Oysterhaven Beach, found in Oysterhaven, Co Cork, is an ideal location for windsurfing, sailing, and kayaking due to ...
Fionntrá (Ventry)
Fionntrá beach is protected from the elements, facing east/southeast onto Cuan Fionntrá, an inlet of Dingle Bay. The ...
Inchydoney West Beach
Inchydoney West Beach is a south facing, sandy beach located at the north east of Clonakilty Bay. It has gently slopi...
Mornington
Mornington beach is a beautiful sandy beach bordered by sand dunes, situated between the Boyne estuary and Bettystown...
Goirtín, Cloch na Rón
Goirtín beach, located on the shores of Gurteen Bay, boasts a beautiful sandy shore and is known for its role in the ...
Newtown Cove
Newtown Cove, Co Waterford, boasts a stony beach, deep water access via ladders and a slipway. It has a large car par...
Clonea Beach
Clonea boasts a sandy beach with a gradual downward slope extending to the low tide mark. During low tide, rock pools...
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...