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Lahinch,
eight miles north of Spanish Point, is a busy family holiday
resort with a fabulous broad sandy beach. Families aside,
Lahinch attracts golfers and surfers, a weird hybrid well
served by the town. To get a round at Lahinch golf
course you will need to book well ahead (tel 065/708 1003);
surfing is there for the taking. You can hear good
music in the bars, especially in the summer months.
B&B
accommodation is available at Seafield Lodge (tel
065/708 1594) and Mulcarr House (065/708 1123), both
close to the centre on Ennistymon Road. Slightly further
out, but offering wonderful views of the bay are Le Bord
De Mer , Cregg (tel 065/708 1454) and Nazira ,
School Rd (tel 065/708 1362). The resort has several
traditional hotels including: The Aberdeen Arms
(tel 065/708 1100) and The Atlantic (tel 065/708
1049) both on Main Street. At the other end of the scale,
the Lahinch Hostel (IHH; tel 065/708 1040), next door
to the church, is a decent budget option, with laundry
facilities and bike rental. You can camp at
Lahinch Camping and Caravan Park (closed Oct-April; tel
065/708 1424), an orderly family site that has a laundry for
service washes and a wet-weather shelter. The mighty
meals served in the bar of The Shamrock Hotel ,
Main St, will satisfy post-surf hunger. Other bars good for
food include the seafront O'Looney's and nearby
The Spinnaker Bar , both frequented by a lively young
crowd. The Nineteenth Bar and Galvin's , both
on Main Street, have a great atmosphere and music most
nights during the summer. For seafood, good vegetarian food
and fine views head for The Barrtrá (tel 065/708
1280), signposted off the road two miles south of Lahinch.
About two miles east of Lahinch, the old market town of
ENNISTYMON , with its low shop-fronts and great old bars
tucked away in the most unlikely of places, has a life,
albeit a leisurely one, regardless of tourism. Its people
enjoy traditional music and ballads in the bars year
round. Try Phil's Bar , Daly's Bar ,
Eugene's or Cooley's House , all on Main Street.
The church at the end of Main Street has been converted into
a teach cheoil (ceilidh house) where you can catch
evenings of traditional music. The town's Traditional
Singing Festival is usually held over the first weekend in
June. Ennistymon's setting is surprisingly green; signposted
off the main street is the Cascades Walk which takes
you a short way alongside the River Cullenagh as it rushes
over slabs of rock through the heart of the little town.
Ennistymon's eighteenth-century church stands on a hill
above the town, from where you can see the blue river
snaking its way out of the woods and beyond to the sea at
Liscannor. Central B&Bs include the welcoming
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