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Great beaches in Ireland
Greystones South
Greystones South Beach is a steep shingle beach, with sudden declines into the water and bordered by a railway line.
Culdaff
Culdaff beach is a sandy beach with two rock outcrops located in the southeast. The beach is bordered by sand dunes t...
Kilkee
Kilkee presents itself as a splendid crescent-shaped beach that displays brown-colored, inadequately sorted sand, and...
Spanish Point
Spanish Point is a sandy beach located west of Milltown Malbay near Quilty to Lahinch road. It offers great views of ...
Cahore
Located adjacent to the rural village of Cahore, in Co. Wexford, Cahore Beach is a pebbled beach stretching for appro...
Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach
Balbriggan Front Beach is a compact sandy beach that is adjacent to a functioning harbor.
Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach
Velvet Strand Beach is an east-facing, gently sloping beach with a long, open stretch. Behind the beach are dunes.
Portnashangan, Lough Owel
Portnashangan, a well-liked inland water bathing spot, is situated on Lough Owel's shore with its rocky, marl-covered...
Rush North Beach
Rush North Beach is a sandy beach with a large dune area at the back, gently sloping and bordered by Rush Harbour on ...
Seapoint
Seapoint Beach is a sandy and gently sloping beach with rocky areas along its coastline. For the safety of swimmers, ...
Loughshinny Beach
Loughshinny Beach is a small, sheltered sandy cove that gently slopes down. It is located in close proximity to Lough...
Murvagh
Murvagh Beach is a shallow, sandy beach surrounded by sand dunes in Donegal Bay, which has a range of intertidal habi...
Mountshannon, Lough Derg
Mountshannon is located adjacent to the main south-facing harbor around a series of three small piers towards the eas...
Lahinch
Lahinch is a sandy beach with strong waves and currents, protected by a rocky barrier to prevent erosion. The bathing...
Courtown, North Beach
Courtown North beach is an urban fine-sand beach with gentle slopes and backed by well-vegetated dunes. The beach has...
Grange
Grange is a remote beach near Fethard on Sea located on the Hook Head peninsula. Parking is available on the roadside.
Silverstrand Beach
Silverstrand Beach is a well-liked, shallow beach with sandy terrain, bordered by cliffs and rocks. High tides usuall...
Garryvoe
Garryvoe beach is a gently sloping, sandy/pebble beach on a long stretch of coast. It faces south-east but is vulnera...
Fionntrá (Ventry)
Fionntrá beach is protected from the elements, facing east/southeast onto Cuan Fionntrá, an inlet of Dingle Bay. The ...
Galley Cove
Galley Cove is in Co Cork's Crookhaven, featuring a 250m beach that forms part of a protected Special Area of Conserv...