Nicest beach in Ireland

Dr_serious2

Which beach do you think is the jewel in the Irish crown?

I like Dogs' Bay and the White Strand in Connemara and Portnoo in Donegal.

drunkmonkey

Baginbun bay in Wexford is a lovely little beach

jelutong

Rossbeigh in Kerry.

Seth Brundle

Barleycove in West Cork

Bowlardo

Dog bay beach galway really impressed me

HeidiHeidi

Magheraroarty or Falcarragh in Donegal. Or Marble Hill.

yorlum11

Keem Bay on Achill Island. Absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful drive down to it on a cliff edge.

Solomon Pleasant

Dunfanaghy beach in Donegal is spectacular. Give it a quick google, it’s definitely worth the trip!

Tombo2001

Marble Hill would be my favourite. Donegal has so many fantastic beaches.

blade1

Goat Island near Ardmore.

Triboro

Bundoran.

cute geoge

ballybunion is a smashing beech with the high cliffs ,pity we dont get much beech weather

Atoms for Peace

Derrynane, co. Kerry

HONKEY TONK

Portmarnock Beach

tayto lover

cute geoge wrote: »

ballybunion is a smashing beech with the high cliffs ,pity we dont get much beech weatherhttps://www.google.ie/search?q=ballybunion+beach&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiprtPN4bbYAhVnBMAKHZvlClsQ_AUICigB&biw=1517&bih=735#imgrc=DRzA4T-Q4BwTcM:

Yes there are some lovely trees in Ballybunion.

Walter Sobchak III

Doughmore beach which runs beside Trump's place near Doonbeg. Very quiet and vast and relatively unspoiled.

Tombo2001

The beach beside donegal airport is spectacular.

dixiefly

The beach on the Great Blasket Island is stunning on a nice day.

drunkmonkey

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

Derrynane, co. Kerry

Did the hotel ever reopen down there?

Probably is the best beach in the country..

Day Lewin

Doonshean beach, near Dingle. There's a little waterfall trickles on to the beach off a cliff, you can dam a little pool under it :-)
Lovely for swimming and you may see dolphins. Superb.

Stovepipe

Strandhill and all around Sligo. Lots of quiet beaches, if you take the time to look.

nomdeboardie

Walter Sobchak III wrote: »

Doughmore beach which runs beside Trump's place near Doonbeg. Very quiet and vast and relatively unspoiled.

Not for long, if his walls-around-the-world plans are not resisted again
https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2017/1221/929034-doonbeg-clare/

JCX BXC

nomdeboardie wrote: »

Not for long, if his walls-around-the-world plans are not resisted again
https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2017/1221/929034-doonbeg-clare/

Won't be any golf course or sand dunes left if something's not done to protect them! In my opinion it's a vital emergency work that needs to be done asap.

3 the square

Banana beach kerry

Noveight

Fanore in the Banner county is a gem. Less hectic than nearby Lahinch.

MayoSalmon

Dollymount

Beagslife

The Silver Strand in Malin Beg, Glencolmcille, Co Donegal

fepper

3 the square wrote: »

Banana beach kerry

That's a great name for a beach,pity its called banna beach

blade1

fepper wrote: »

That's a great name for a beach,pity its called banna beach

Some slip-up alright!

WishUWereHere

Nobody mentioned Inch yet? Stunning beach, if we had the weather Inch would be every bit as stunning as any of the beaches I have been on - Thailand, South Africa to name but 2 countries.

Timmaay

Magheramore beach in Wicklow

Lia_lia

Derrynane has to be my favourite. My family on my Mother's side own a derelict cottage there. Shame no one looked after it and it's now derelict.

The water is always so blue. I like Inch too for the dunes. Nice to walk as it's so long. Plus it's the closest beach to where I'm from so spent a lot of time there.

That small beach on Inisheer is nice too. Would love to go there on a nice day!

Derrynane photos I took:

mistersifter

another vote for Keem beach on Achill.

Wexford has great beaches like Old Bawn, which is not as busy as some of the others and has a great cliff walk leading down to it.

johnayo

Coumeenole beach on the Slea Head ,Dingle peninsula. Beautiful place.

ismat

Curracloe in Co Wexford is a lovely beach. Goes on for miles and miles

Kerry Gooner

Another vote for inch strand

tritriagain

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Baginbun bay in Wexford is a lovely little beach[/quote
Carnivan around the corner is even nicer.( Not as many jellyfish either).

fletch

I've not been to every beach in Ireland but Keem on Achill Island is my favourite.

gabsdot40

I have a neighbour who grew up in Portsalon, Donegal. She told me that when she was a child, (in the 1960s) Portsalon beach was voted the second best beach in the world.

Gaia Mother Earth

Donegal is absolutely spoilt for choice with beaches.

Tramore, Downings- taking the boardwalk down to the beach. Fabulous.

Lucky Shell over at Ards Friary, pictures will not do it justice. Has every type of scenery you want and is off the beaten track so is quiet.

Marblehill with a coffee at The Shack after, heaven.

The Murder Hole in Downings.

To name but a few but Lucky Shell is my favourite.

Gaia Mother Earth

https://mobile.twitter.com/MuckishBrewery/status/517409129015816193/photo/1

Lucky Shell.

barneygumble99

Fintra beach in Donegal is lovely. Just outside killybegs.

Baginbun very nice too. Crystal clear water there.

Westernyelp

This question has no answer. Beaches galore!

Gaia Mother Earth

barneygumble99 wrote: »

Fintra beach in Donegal is lovely. Just outside killybegs.

Baginbun very nice too. Crystal clear water there.

Oh I forgot Fintra too.

Gaia Mother Earth

Westernyelp wrote: »

This question has no answer. Beaches galore!

Yes it does. The nicest beach is in Donegal :P

AnneFrank

Kilkee,co clare

5uspect

It’s been mentioned already but Dog’s Bay in Galway looks like a beach from the Caribbean. I’ve never seen such turquoise water anywhere else in Ireland.

uck51js9zml2yt

Was in dogs bay last year... fantastic beach.
Another one is the far side of inisboffin.

Crystal clear blue waters.

Only the wind and the birds for company when I was there.

cosanostra

Carrickfinn and Port Arthur both in Donegal