List of beaches in Ireland

Bertra, a stony beach in County Mayo

This is a list of beaches and bathing areas in Ireland.[1][2]

Ulster

  • County Antrim
    • Ballycastle Beach
    • Portrush (West Strand and Whiterocks Strand)
    • White Park Bay
  • County Donegal
    • Ballyhiernan, Fanad
    • Carrickfinn
    • Culdaff
    • Drumnatinny
    • Fintra
    • Five Fingers Strand
    • Killahoey Strand, Dunfanaghy
    • Kinnagoe Bay
    • Lady's Bay, Buncrana
    • Lisfannon Strand
    • Magheraclogher Strand
    • Marble Hill
    • Murder Hole Beach
    • Murvagh
    • Narin
    • Pollan Strand, Doagh Island
    • Port Arthur, Derrybeg
    • Portnablagh
    • Portsalon (officially Stocker Strand and Warden Strand)
    • Rathmullan Strand
    • Rosapenna Strand, also known as Tramore Strand, Rosguill
    • Rossnowlagh Strand, also known as Belall Strand
    • Shrove Strand
    • Tullan Strand, Bundoran

Munster

  • County Clare
    • Ballyallia Lake, Ennis
    • Ballycuggeran
    • Bishopsquarter
    • Cappagh Pier, Kilrush
    • Fanore
    • Kilkee
    • Lahinch
    • Mountshannon, Lough Derg
    • Spanish Point
    • White Strand, Doonbeg
    • White Strand, Miltown Malbay
  • County Cork
    • Barley Cove
    • Coolmaine
    • Fountainstown
    • Garretstown
    • Garrylucas, White Strand
    • Garryvoe
    • Inchydoney
    • Owenahincha, Little Island Strand
    • Redbarn
    • Tragumna
    • Warren, Cregane Strand
    • Youghal, Claycastle
    • Youghal, Front strand beach
  • County Kerry
    • Ballinskelligs
    • Ballybunion North
    • Ballybunion South
    • Ballyheigue
    • Banna Strand
    • Castlegregory
    • Derrynane
    • Fenit
    • Inch
    • Inny strand, Waterville
    • Kells
    • Maharabeg
    • Rossbeigh, White Strand
    • Ventry
    • White Strand, Caherciveen

Connacht

  • County Galway
    • An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Inverin
    • Ballyloughane Beach
    • Bathing Place at Portumna
    • Céibh an Spidéil
    • Cill Mhuirbhigh, Inis Mór
    • Clifden Beach
    • Goirtín, Cloch Na Rón
    • Grattan Road Beach
    • Loughrea Lake
    • Salthill Beach
    • Silverstrand Beach
    • Trá an Dóilín, Carraroe
    • Trá Chaladh Fínis, Carna
    • Trá na bhForbacha, Furbo
    • Trá na mBan, Spiddal
    • Traught, Kinvara
  • County Mayo
    • Achill Island: Dooega Beach
    • Achill Island: Dugort Beach
    • Achill Island: Golden Strand
    • Achill Island: Keel Beach
    • Achill Island: Keem Beach
    • Belmullet: Elly Bay
    • Belmullet: Mullaghroe Beach
    • Bertra Beach, Murrisk
    • Louisburgh: Carrowmore Beach
    • Louisburgh: Carrowniskey
    • Louisburgh: Clare Island
    • Louisburgh: Old Head Beach
    • Louisburgh: Silver Strand
    • Louisburgh: Uggool Beach
    • Mulranny Beach
    • Rinroe Beach, Corrowigue
    • Ross Beach, Killala

Leinster

  • County Dublin
    • Balbriggan (Front Strand Beach)
    • Claremont Beach
    • Dollymount Strand
    • Donabate (Balcarrick Beach)
    • Killiney
    • Loughshinny Beach
    • Malahide Beach
    • Merrion Strand
    • Portmarnock (Velvet Strand Beach)
    • Portrane (the Brook Beach)
    • Rush (South Beach)
    • Sandymount Strand
    • Seapoint
    • Skerries (South Beach)
    • Sutton (Burrow Beach)
  • County Louth
    • Clogherhead Beach
    • Port (Lurganboy)
    • Seapoint
    • Shelling Hill Beach, also known as Templetown Beach
  • County Westmeath
    • Lilliput, Lough Ennel
    • Portnashangan, Lough Owel
    • The Cut, Lough Lene
  • County Wexford
    • Ballymoney, North Beach
    • Courtown, North Beach
    • Curracloe
    • Duncannon
    • Morriscastle
    • Rosslare Strand
  • County Wicklow
    • Bray South Promenade
    • Brittas Bay North
    • Brittas Bay South
    • Clogga
    • Martin Kellys private beach
    • Greystones South
    • Silver Strand

See also

  • flagIreland portal

Resources

  • Beaches.ie, an Irish beach quality website (originally known as "Splash" at bathingwater.ie) launched in 2009 by the Environmental Protection Agency.[3]

References

  1. ^ The Quality of Bathing Water in Ireland: An Overview for the Year 2012, Environmental Protection Agency. ISBN 978-1-84095-493-7. Retrieved: 2013-05-02.
  2. ^ Discover Northern Ireland: Where To Find The Best Beaches in Northern Ireland. https://discovernorthernireland.com/things-to-do/outdoors-nature-and-wildlife/beaches
  3. ^ Water Quality in Ireland 2007 - 2009, Chapter 5, page 119. Environmental Protection Agency, 2010. ISBN 978-1-84095-387-9
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