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Best swimming spots ...

  • 13-04-2008 4:51pm
    #1
    dafunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 817 ✭✭✭


    ... where are the best sea swimming spots within driving distance of the city? Are there any places that are costume-optional, i.e. nudie?


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  • #2
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Dunno about nudie but silver strand
    is nice and there are quite a few out past Barna fairly isolated.


  • #3
    DRakE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,810 ✭✭✭DRakE


    leisure land


  • #4
    PopeBuckfastXVI
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,155 ✭✭✭PopeBuckfastXVI


    I like your moxy dafunk!

    I've been swimming at the coral beach in carraroe, it's really nice out there, but wear sandals because the coral can be sore on your feet.

    I don't think it would be cricket to go swimming in the altogether out there though...


  • #5
    dafunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 817 ✭✭✭dafunk


    Heheh! I'm not familiar with the term 'cricket', I assume in this context you mean kosher or something to that affect, I did look it up on urbandictionary and there were some funny definitions there alright, most of which were too rude for me to repeat (my favourite one refers to a "purple headed yogurt slinger", a term I have never heard before but certainly plan to incorporate into my daily speak).

    I've been there! The coral beach is gorgeous, it's a little too far out for me though. If I could stay in the water for more than 5 minutes maybe I could justify the drive!


  • #6
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    dafunk wrote: »
    Heheh! I'm not familiar with the term 'cricket', I assume in this context you mean kosher or something to that affect
    Indeed it does.


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  • #7
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Lol ... I don't think there are any "official" clothing optional beaches near Galway, or anywhere really in Ireland, tho' the 40 Foot in Dublin still has that tradition.

    Some small secluded beaches where the local lads will jump in in hot weather without benefit of swimwear (i.e. boxers or nude as the mood takes them) but they're not official and I suspect a stranger might be viewed with a certain amount of suspicion ...


  • #8
    john concannon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 474 ✭✭john concannon


    I have heard some dodgy stuff about Galway beaches.I would recommend Bearna though.


  • #9
    dafunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 817 ✭✭✭dafunk


    randylonghorn wrote: »
    Lol ... I don't think there are any "official" clothing optional beaches near Galway, or anywhere really in Ireland, tho' the 40 Foot in Dublin still has that tradition.

    There's plenty of unofficial ones though! Cheers for the advice guys, nudie or not it's getting close to that time of the year when I can get into the water without fearing my heart might stop! Roll on summer!


  • #10
    dafunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 817 ✭✭✭dafunk


    randylonghorn wrote: »
    Lol ... I don't think there are any "official" clothing optional beaches near Galway, or anywhere really in Ireland, tho' the 40 Foot in Dublin still has that tradition.

    There's plenty of unofficial ones though! Cheers for the advice guys, nudie or not it's getting close to that time of the year when I can get into the water without fearing my heart might stop! Roll on summer!


  • #11
    tristanc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 330 ✭✭tristanc


    Ah. Memories of camping on one of those 'unofficial' beaches with friends in california, us jumping in without a bathing suit for a morning wake-up swim, and emerging just in time to see Mommy and Daddy and kids coming down to our-not-as-secluded-as-we-thought beach.

    A little googling found me some nude beaches in the area pretty quickly. And June 3rd is apparently World Naturist Day beach gatherings.


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  • #12
    JIZZLORD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,484 ✭✭✭JIZZLORD


    john concannon wrote: »
    I have heard some dodgy stuff about Galway beaches.I would recommend Bearna though.

    like this?
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054967763


  • #13
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Actually I thought he was talking about poor water quality.

    At least that has some basis in fact.

    Though I believe that the Mutton Island plant has resulted in a general improvement in that respect.


  • #14
    dafunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 817 ✭✭✭dafunk


    JIZZLORD wrote: »
    like this?
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054967763

    Ha ha, that's hilarious! Although I am inclined to doubt the credibility of that story.


  • #15
    JIZZLORD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,484 ✭✭✭JIZZLORD


    dafunk wrote: »
    Ha ha, that's hilarious! Although I am inclined to doubt the credibility of that story.
    Are you saying the advertiser isn't a bastion of journalistic integrity?
    http://www.galwayadvertiser.ie/content/index.php?aid=1096


  • #16
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    JIZZLORD wrote: »
    like this?
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054967763
    Lol. I'd forgotten about that. :D


  • #17
    chris_oc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 230 ✭✭chris_oc


    Roundstone's a fairly good spot during the summer. i wouldnt go taking of all my clothes in a hurry though...:p


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