Trá na mBan, An Spidéal
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- 2025-01-16
Trá na mBan, An Spidéal is located in the county of Galway. Life guard is present at bathing season, 12-6 weekends July Aug during a typical lifeguard season. There are restrooms and a parking space nearby. Dogs must be kept on a leash. There is a public bus stop nearby.
Trá na mBan is a diverse bathing location with a blend of rocky and sandy terrain that becomes submerged at high tide. It's home to a range of creatures such as birds, aquatic animals, shellfish, and vegetation, including seals and otters. One can indulge in water activities like swimming and watersports here.
Swimming and bathing are popular activities in the summer months, with some watersports also undertaken.
Trá na mBan is a coastal receiving water from the Owenboliska Subcatchment ref: SC_010 code 31_6 (EPA). It is located within a Gaeltacht area on the shores of Galway Bay just 17kms to the West of Galway City. Galway Bay is a west facing bay, open to the Atlantic. Trá na mBan is just east of the village by the roadside of the R336 opposite the Spidéal Craft and Design Village. Trá na mBan is one of two designated bathing areas in An Spidéal. The other, Céibh an Spidéil, is located on the west side of the village near the pier. The beach is approximately 400 metres long with a bathing area of 800m2
: Trá na mBan is the more frequented bathing area in An Spidéal. The bathing area is a mixture of rocky foreshore and sandy areas which are covered at high tide. The north end of the beach backs onto a footpath which leads to An Spidéal Village. Both the east and west side of the strand is surrounded by rocky shores. Trá na mBan is an exposed beach and the sea can be quite rough at times.
