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Great beaches in Ireland
Cadogans strand, Schull
Cadogan's Strand is a 250m long sheltered beach near Schull town in Co Cork.
Lady's Bay, Buncrana
Lady's Bay beach is a sandy stretch located in Lough Swilly, with Buncrana pier and a rocky outcrop serving as its bo...
Silverstrand Beach
Silverstrand Beach is a well-liked, shallow beach with sandy terrain, bordered by cliffs and rocks. High tides usuall...
Courtown, North Beach
Courtown North beach is an urban fine-sand beach with gentle slopes and backed by well-vegetated dunes. The beach has...
Garryvoe
Garryvoe beach is a gently sloping, sandy/pebble beach on a long stretch of coast. It faces south-east but is vulnera...
Marble Hill
Marble Hill beach has a sandy coastline with two rock formations towards the east, visible during certain tidal phase...
Stroove
Stroove Beach is a small sandy beach with rocky headlands to the east and west. The tidal phase during the day expose...
Trá Poll na gCaorach Inis Oirr
This serene sandy beach is situated on the north-eastern shore of Inis Oirr in outer Galway Bay. It's a favourite spo...
Fanore
Fanore Beach is a beautiful sandy area with exposed limestone at low tide. It boasts a dune area in the northeast wit...
Red Strand
Red Strand is found near Clonakilty, Co Cork. The beach is sheltered and boasts stunning vistas of Galley Head lighth...
Newtown Cove
Newtown Cove, Co Waterford, boasts a stony beach, deep water access via ladders and a slipway. It has a large car par...
Portarthur, Derrybeg
Portarthur Beach is a north-facing sandy beach, bounded by a rocky outcrop east of Inishmeane Island and a small estu...
Bunmahon Beach
Bunmahon is a gently sloping sandy beach with dunes accompanied by an area of diverse plant species and wildlife. It ...
Skerries, South Beach
Skerries South Beach is a lengthy sandy shore that gradually slopes towards the sea. The beach's northern edge is dem...
Arklow South Beach
Arklow South Beach in Arklow Town is a sandy beach lined with rocks.
Murvagh
Murvagh Beach is a shallow, sandy beach surrounded by sand dunes in Donegal Bay, which has a range of intertidal habi...
Renvyle
Renvyle, also called White Strand or Trá Bán, is a stunning sandy beach in Co Galway, facing north. The area boasts a...
Lahinch
Lahinch is a sandy beach with strong waves and currents, protected by a rocky barrier to prevent erosion. The bathing...
North Bull Wall
The bathing area can be found on the North Bull Wall, with access to the water (which is not a beach) through steps c...
Dooega Beach, Achill Island
Dooega Beach, a small crescent shaped cove, is mostly sheltered except towards the south where large swells arise at ...