This is a list of beaches and bathing areas in Ireland.The Quality of Bathing Water in Ireland: An Overview for the Year 2012, Environmental Protection Agency. . Retrieved: 2013-05-02. Discover Northern Ireland: Where To Find The Best Beaches in Northern Ireland. https://discovernorthernireland.com/things-to-do/outdoors-nature-and-wildlife/beaches

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.Water Quality in Ireland 2007 - 2009, Chapter 5, page 119. Environmental Protection Agency, 2010.

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