Lahinch

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Lahinch

Coordinates52.93°, -9.35°

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Lahinch or Lehinch 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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Patrick Hillery

6th president of Ireland (1923–2008)

John Philip Holland

Irish-American marine engineer (1841–1914)

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Martin O'Sullivan

Irish politician

Willie Clancy

Irish musician (1918–1973)

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John Armstead

Irish actor

Bill Bourke

Australian rules footballer b. 1882

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Marie Davenport

Irish long-distance runner

Martin Conway

Irish politician

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Nonie Lynch

Irish traditional singer

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Paddy Skerritt

professional golfer (1926–2001)

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Robert Dermot O'Flanagan

Catholic bishop (1901–1972)

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Seamus Mac Cruitín

Irish poet

Seán Óg

Irish singer

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Thomas Burke

Irish independent politician (1908–1951)

Kootenay Brown

Canadian businessman

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Mick Flynn

Irish singer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Clare

• Miltown Malbay
  5.8 mi away
• Lisdoonvarna
  7.1 mi away
• Fanore
  13 mi away
• Ballyvaughan
  15.1 mi away
• Cooraclare
  16.3 mi away
• Clarecastle
  17.8 mi away
• Crusheen
  18.6 mi away
• Clooney
  20.5 mi away
• Quin
  21.4 mi away
• Kilkee
  21.5 mi away · pop. 1,214
• Labasheeda
  21.7 mi away
• Shannon
  24.8 mi away · pop. 10,256

Browse all places in Clare →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lahinch

Lahinch-Ennistymon area development plan, 1993 draft

Clare (Ireland). County Council. · 1993

Lahinch Local History Sources

Lazy Days at Lahinch

G. A. Finn · 2002

Lisdoonvarna, Kilfenora and Lahinch

Thomas J. Westropp · 1905

Ennistymon Parish Magazine 1987

Set Dance Workshop With Connie Ryan

Corcomroe Set Dancing Club.

Archaeology Project march 1994

Frances Madigan

South of Ireland Centennial Memories

Arthur J. Quinlan

Search results from Open Library.