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Quiz: Can you name this Irish bathing spot?
How well do you know your Irish beaches?
THE RECENT ‘CONTROVERSY’ around the wearing of dry robes after a chilly winter dip in the ocean has brought sea swimming to the headlines in recent weeks.
Ireland has no shortage of beach spots to dip your toe, so let’s test your knowledge of some of the nicest bathing areas across the country.
Let's start off with a well-known one... where is this?
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Kerin's Hole, Clare
Spiddal, Galway
The Forty Foot, Dublin
Soloman's Hole, Wexford
What about this one?
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Badger's Cove, Waterford
Salthill, Galway
Red Rock, Dublin
Buncrana Beach, Donegal
What about this busy spot?
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Seapoint, Dublin
Rocky Bay, Cork
Lion's Head, Dublin
Warren Beach, Cork
And this beach?
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Garnish Beach, Cork
Pollan Beach, Donegal
Narin Beach, Donegal
Myrtleville Beach, Cork
What about this lovely area?
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Banna Beach, Kerry
Dog's Bay, Galway
Portmarnock Beach, Dublin
Rosslare Strand, Wexford
This one is in Dublin, I'll say that much...
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Sandycove
Bullock Harbour
Vico Baths, Killiney
Skerries South Beach
Where is this?
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Kilfarrasy, Waterford
Ballybunion, Kerry
Lahinch, Clare
Inchydoney Beach, Cork
Heading west now...
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Doolin, Clare
Mulranny, Mayo
Renvyle, Galway
Enniscrone, Sligo
What about this one?
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Fanore Beach, Clare
Silver Strand Beach, Donegal
Rossbeigh Beach, Kerry
Brittas Bay, Wicklow
Last one now, where is this?
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Killiney Beach, Dublin
Kilmurvey Beach, Inishmore
Bull Island, Dublin
Inch Beach, Kerry
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