List of beaches in Ireland

This is a list of beaches and bathing areas in Ireland.

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

• County Down
• Ballyholme Strand
• Cranfield Beach
• Helen's Bay
• Newcastle Strand
• Tyrella Strand

• County Londonderry
• Benone Strand
• Castlerock Strand
• Magilligan Strand
• Portstewart Strand

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

• County Waterford
• Ardmore Beach
• Bunmahon Beach
• Clonea Beach
• Counsellor's Strand, Dunmore East
• Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East
• Tramore Strand

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 Leitrim
• Keeldra Lough

• 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

• County Sligo
• Dunmoran Beach
• Enniscrone Beach
• Mullaghmore Beach
• Rosses Point Beach
• Streedagh Beach

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 Meath
• Laytown / Bettystown

• 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

• List of beaches

• Coastal landforms of Ireland

Resources

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

References