Doonbeg
Sign in to saveDoonbeg () is a village in west County Clare, Ireland on the Atlantic coast. The surrounding natural environment has supported its development as a tourist resort. The area was officially classified as part of the West Clare Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking community, until 1956.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Doonbeg
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Doonbeg Bridge.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Doonbeg River flows through Doonbeg village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Munster
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Clare
- Elevation
- +5
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Doonbeg Bridge.jpg
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- P7959
- County Clare
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Location
- History
- Amenities
- Transport
- Sport
- Tourism
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Doonbeg () is a village in west County Clare, Ireland on the Atlantic coast. The surrounding natural environment has supported its development as a tourist resort. The area was officially classified as part of the West Clare Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking community, until 1956.
==Location== thumb|Stained glass on the front side of the Church of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven Doonbeg is situated on the N67 between the towns of Kilkee and Milltown Malbay. The nearest large towns are Kilrush and Kilkee, which are both approximately away. thumb|US President Donald Trump boarding a helicopter at his resort in Doonbeg in June 2019 The village is located in civil parish of Killard. It is part of the parish of Doonbeg (Killard) in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.