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Town in County Sligo, Ireland
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Strandhill is a village in County Sligo, 9 km west of Sligo town on the south shore of the bay, with a population in 2022 of 2000. Its name is apt: a great expanse of strand before it and a steep hill behind, the scarp of Knocknarea. The village grew up as a seaside resort in the early 20th century, engulfing the farm settlement of Larass, and is now a surfing resort on its west-facing beach.
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Scrappy ruin of a 12th-century church, almost engulfed by sand dunes and unsafe to enter; the cemetery remained in use to the 1960s. The name means "Church of Bishop Brón" who was a contemporary of St Patrick, indicating a church on this site since the 6th century. The beach here is called "Nun's Beach". You have to cross the airstrip to get here but that's not a problem.
Well-run site open April-Sept. They run a similar park at Rosses Point across the estuary.
Clean and spacious lodging in village centre.
See Sligo for long-distance routes. Sligo Airport is in Strandhill: it closed to commercial flights in 2011.
Read in the guideThe village is small enough to walk around, though it's quite a hike to Coney Island or up Knocknarea. With a car you can reach the start of shorter trails there, and even drive to the island.
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