Lahinch
Sign in to saveLahinch or Lehinch ( or ) 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 by road southwest of Galway and northwest of Limerick. The town is a seaside resort and is home to the Lahinch Golf Club. It has become a popular surfing location.
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Key facts
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- Munster
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- County
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- County Clare
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- 2022
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- 1018
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- Lahinch
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- ga
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- Town
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Lehinch
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Clare
- Population
- +638
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
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- County Clare
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History and landmarks
- Lahinch Church
- Sport
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- Notable people
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Lahinch or Lehinch ( or ) 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 by road southwest of Galway and northwest of Limerick. The town is a seaside resort and is home to the Lahinch Golf Club. It has become a popular surfing location.
==Etymology== Lahinch is the anglicised form of Leath Inse, meaning half island or 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.