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Hidden BeaconField notes for Ireland

Ireland’s first complete place layer

Beaches of Ireland.

1,038 named strands, small coves, island shores, lake edges and bathing places—each with one permanent guide. Map when geography matters; browse when it does not.

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Coverage language: complete means every verified beach identity in the selected production release, not every informal swimming spot or unmapped shoreline in Ireland.

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No computed “best” list. These collections have distinct, published inclusion rules and link to every qualifying guide.

Identified bathing waters154 places · Places recorded in this release as officially identified bathing waters. This is a classification, not a live statement about water quality or restrictions.Inland beaches14 places · Lake and river shores that belong in the national beach layer but sit away from the open coast.Beaches with parking confirmed164 places · A practical starting point for places where the current evidence record explicitly confirms parking.

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These places provide a cross-country sample. County hubs hold the complete ordinary-link directory for every area.

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Browse by county

All 26 Republic county identities remain present. Area hubs are broader than beach categories, including four with no verified beach guide in this release.

Carlow1 beachCavan5 beachesClare24 beachesCork183 beachesDonegal131 beachesDublin53 beachesGalway104 beachesKerry107 beachesKildare1 beachKilkennyNo beach guide in this releaseLaoisNo beach guide in this releaseLeitrim2 beachesLimerick2 beachesLongford1 beachLouth7 beachesMayo107 beachesMeath3 beachesMonaghan10 beachesOffalyNo beach guide in this releaseRoscommonNo beach guide in this releaseSligo48 beachesTipperary1 beachWaterford47 beachesWestmeath3 beachesWexford122 beachesWicklow76 beaches