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Seaside town in County Clare, Ireland
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Lahinch is a small seaside resort in County Clare in the west of Ireland. In Irish it's An Leacht, "the peninsula" and also known as Leacht Uí Chonchubhair, "Cairn of O'Connor" for the chieftain slain at Dough Castle. The resort grew up with the coming of the railway in 1887; that closed in 1961 but then along came an army of surfers in beat-up VW campervans. Lahinch in 2022 had a population of 1000.
Great views, okay food, child and dog friendly.
Traditional Irish restaurant and bar, has simple modern rooms.
Acclaimed seafood restaurant with seasonal hours.
Good restaurant with the best view of the falls, also has rooms.
Good ratings for comfort, service and food.
Comfy and spacious.
Friendly clean hotel in town centre. Lots of stairs, and thin walls.
Simple welcoming small hotel open Mar-Oct.
Upscale hotel and spa in what was the Georgian Ennistymon House, home of the family of Caitlín Macnamara who married Dylan Thomas. Gets great reviews for comfort, service and food.
Lahinch is 30 km west of Ennis. Take N85 to Ennistymon then turn left onto N67.
Read in the guideLahinch, Ennistymon and Liscannor are easy to get around on foot, but they're a few km from each other, and some distance from Cliffs of Moher.
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