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Lahinch or Lehinch (Irish: An Leacht or Leacht Uí Chonchubhair, meaning "The Memorial cairn of O'Connor") is a small town on Liscannor Bay, on the northwest coast of County Clare, Ireland. It lies on the N67 national secondary road, between Milltown Malbay and Ennistymon, roughly 75 kilometres (47 mi) by road southwest of Galway and 68 kilometres (42 mi) northwest of Limerick. The town is a seaside resort and is home to the Lahinch Golf Club. It has become a popular surfing location.
Lahinch is the anglicised form of Leath Inse, meaning peninsula. This is not related to Leacht Uí Chonchubhair, which means "O'Connor's Grave", referring to the memorial cairn (Leacht) marking the burial place of one of the O’Connor chieftains, who were the ruling clan of the district of Corco Modhruadh Iartharach.
The town was recorded by the Annals of the Four Masters as Leith Innse, which is a variant of the Irish word for a peninsula leithinis ("half island"), which describes the village's location between the Inagh River and the sea. The town today is mostly spelt "Lahinch", but some road signs in the area use the spelling "Lehinch".
County Clare (Irish: Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the Mid-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. Clare County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 117,196 according to the 2011 census.
Clare is north-west of the River Shannon covering a total area of 3,400 square kilometres (1,300 sq mi). Clare is the 7th largest of Ireland's 32 traditional counties in area and the 19th largest in terms of population. It is bordered by two counties in Munster and one county in Connacht: County Limerick to the south, County Tipperary to the east and County Galway to the north. Clare's nickname is the Banner County.
The county is divided into the baronies of Bunratty Lower, Bunratty Upper, Burren, Clonderalaw, Corcomroe, Ibrickan, Inchiquin, Islands, Moyarta, Tulla Lower and Tulla Upper. These in turn are divided into civil parishes, which are divided into townlands. These divisions are cadastral, defining land boundaries and ownership, rather than administrative.
(C)Copyright Liam Blake, 2014 Video Editing: C-Me Online www.c-meonline.com I was over in Clare to photograph the Cliffs of Moher and Doolin. But sea spray & wind made big landscapes look very flat, so I went south in the Spanish Point direction, & going through Lahinch I noticed the breaking waves which were about 4 meters high & not really good, but on checking the wind-guru site, it showed 8-9 meter waves for the following morning & so I stayed in Lahinch and got this short video clip. www.liamblakephotographer.com
Street fight outside a bar in Lahinch between Irish Travellers
Early November 2016 fantastic weather in Lahinch Co Clare
Follow in the footsteps of Major winners Course Designers Lahinch has had outstanding designers from its inception through to modern times; Old Tom Morris, Alister MacKenzie and Martin Hawtree. In 1894 Old Tom Morris was commissioned to make full use of the natural terrain, especially the giant sand dunes at Lahinch. Old Tom believed that Lahinch was the finest natural course that he had seen. Two of Morris’s creations were the famous Klondyke (4th) & Dell (5th) holes, these still remain today. They continue to be the most memorable talking points for first time visitors to Lahinch and are seen locally as fitting tributes to the great Scotsman. In 1927 the great golf architect Dr. Alister MacKenzie was invited to submit a design for a new layout. The re-design work took one year to comple...
Ennistymon is located a few miles from the Atlantic Coast, near Lahinch and close to Liscannor, Cliffs of Moher and Doolin. Ennistymon is also close to the Burren so it is ideally located to visit the surrounding area. Being the largest town in North Clare it is always busy and has a lot to offer the visitor. For more info - http://myde.st/VKbPGt
A County Clare tour guide is given by "Blackie". He shows us some famous sites and towns including Doolan, the Burren, Ennistymon and its cascades and the surfing in Lahinch. Along the way he meets some of the colourful people that make Ireland a great place to travel to!
Trip to Ireland: County Clare, Lahinch, Cliffs of Moher, Galway and Dublin Music is by Broke for Free the song is Night Owl
A County Clare tour guide is given by "Blackie". He shows us some famous sites and towns including Doolan, the Burren, Ennistymon and its cascades and the surfing in Lahinch. Along the way he meets some of the colourful people that make Ireland a great place to travel to!
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Visit the stunning Cliffs of Moher, walk along the breathtaking Atlantic Edge Walk in the Burren National park & and dive into the bohemian atmosphere of Galway City. Travel with us to the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare located on Ireland’s wild rugged Atlantic coast. The cliffs are the highest cliffs in Europe at 214 meters/700 feet high and were recently voted as the seventh most wonderful heritage site in the world, a global poll conducted by UNESCO. Departing from Dublin the tour will travel through the counties of Kildare and Limerick before arriving in County Clare. Passing by Bunratty Castle a 15th century medieval Norman fortress and on through Lahinch a world famous surfing and golfing destination. We actually travel through this world famous golf links and along the Atlantic c...