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Great beaches in Ireland
Ballinesker
Ballinesker is a serene rural beach with fine soft sand and a gentle slope. Wooden walkways may be covered with sand ...
Skerries, South Beach
Skerries South Beach is a lengthy sandy shore that gradually slopes towards the sea. The beach's northern edge is dem...
Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach
Velvet Strand Beach is an east-facing, gently sloping beach with a long, open stretch. Behind the beach are dunes.
Goat Island
Goats Island Beach is situated about 5km west of Ardmore in Co Waterford, with a south-facing inlet that is protected...
Clare Island, Louisburgh
Clare Island Beach stretches from the old pier on the south to the stony shoreline on the north by the Community Cent...
River Barrow Clashganny
The River Barrow, which is a navigation river with weirs and lock gates, has a river bathing area that can be accesse...
An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán
Trá Mór is a picturesque sandy beach situated amidst rocky coasts and farmland along the Connemara coastline. This li...
Fanore
Fanore Beach is a beautiful sandy area with exposed limestone at low tide. It boasts a dune area in the northeast wit...
Stradbally
Stradbally cove is a picturesque sandy beach located just 1 km away from Stradbally village.
Trá na mBan, An Spidéal
Trá na mBan is a diverse bathing location with a blend of rocky and sandy terrain that becomes submerged at high tide...
Dooega Beach, Achill Island
Dooega Beach, a small crescent shaped cove, is mostly sheltered except towards the south where large swells arise at ...
Dugort Beach, Achill Island
Silver Strand is a small beach situated about 3 Km east of Doogort village in Achill Island, with a designated bathin...
Killahoey
Killahoey beach is a diverse coastal site comprising of sandy beaches, mud flats, sand flats, dunes and a brackish la...
Murrough Beach
This beach can be reached via the Murrough Car Park, near the port access bridge at the north end of Wicklow town. It...
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...
Ross Beach, Killala
Ross Strand is a sandy beach on the shore of Killala Bay, encompassing extensive habitats such as mudflats, saltmarsh...
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...
Derrymore
Derrymore Beach, a beautiful sandy beach perfect for walking, can be found just a few miles from Tralee in County Kerry.
Kilcoole Beach
Kilcoole Beach can be accessed by Sea Road to the east of Kilcoole. This expansive shoreline is composed of gravel.
Lilliput, Lough Ennell
Lilliput, a recreational inland water facility situated on the shores of Lough Ennell, boasts of a diverse aquatic fl...