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Charlestown Outdoor Pool
August 2010 There is a serious shortage of outdoor pools in Ireland and it is to the great credit...
Lough Easkey
Lough Easkey August 2010 Lough Easkey is in a lovely location in the heart of the Ox mountains....
Mullaghroe Beach, Belmullet
April 2010 Mullaghroe is a nicely curved, secluded beach. The sand is soft, the water is clear and...
Old Head Beach, Fallduff Strand, Louisburgh
September 2009 Old Head is a popular beach located just outside Louisburgh. The beach is long,...
Doolough Valley and Lake
September 2009 Doolough Valley must be one of the most spectacular locations in Ireland Doolough...
Rosses Point
Rosses Point April 2010 Rosses Point is a well known holiday location and its beach is an...
Lough Gill
May 2013 Lough Gill was made famous by W.B. Yeats whose 'Lake Isle of Innisfree' inhabits one of...
Lough Key
May 2013 Our knowledge of places to swim in Roscommon is very limited so we were pleased to visit...
Belmullet Tidal Pool
August 2014 Outdoor swimming pools are rare enough in Ireland but outdoor tidal pools are rarer...
Glencar Lough
May 2013 The weather was awful, the water choppy and getting in for our swim was painful. Still,...
Dogs Bay, near Roundstone
June 2010 Dogs Bay is another of Connemara's fine beaches and here you get two for the price of...
Spiddal Beach
June 2010 Spiddal beach is a popular spot for young people and families, located right beside the...
Duach Beach, Inisbofin Island
June 2010 Inisbofin, or simply Bofin, is one of Ireland's nicest islands, and that's really saying...
East End Bay, Inisbofin Island
June 2010 Not far from Duach beach is East End Bay which is bigger and more accessible, as the...
Gurteen Bay
June 2010 Gurteen is a very nice mix of a couple of smaller beaches and one longer one. So, if you...
Lettergesh Beach
June 2010 We should declare our bias about Connemara. To us it's the nicest place in the whole...
Lough Fee, Connemara
June 2010 Lough Fee is a lovely tranquil lake set in the heart of Connemara. The lake is...
Inis Mor, Aran Island
July 2014 Inis Mór, the largest of the Aran islands, is a great place for a holiday and the...
Ballyconneely
June 2010 On a lovely summer's day in June this was the third beach in a row that we visited where...
Mannin Bay
June 2010 This was our first time to visit Mannin Bay and, while it may be hard to find, it is...
Lough Derg, Portumna
June 2014 Along with the swimming spot on Lough Rea, this is another first class lakeside swimming...
Coral Strand, near Clifden
June 2010 This is one of only two coral strands that we know (the other is in Carraroe) and it's a...
Renvyle White Strand
June 2010 Another White Strand and this one is where we spent a lot of holiday time many years...
Coral Strand Carraroe
Coral Strand, Carraroe June 2010 Along with its first cousin near Clifden, this is one of the only...
Raghly Strand or Yellow Strand
April 2010 If you want to get away from it all then this is the beach for you. On the Ordnance...
Cormongan Pier, Lough Allen
August 2013 Lough Allen is a lovely lake, wild and unspoilt, and Cormongan is a really good...
Drumshanbo Outdoor Pool
August 2013 This is one of the few outdoor pools in the country and its great to see it looking so...
Castlerea Outdoor Pool
August 2013 One of the few outdoor pools remaining and let's hope this one lasts. Castlerea is a...
Cavestown Lake
August 2013 Cavetown wasn't easy to find, but it is worth the effort. As we don't have many...
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