Dorrins Strand
Dorrins Strand is a tidal flat in County Sligo, Connacht. Dorrins Strand is situated nearby to the locality Rinn, as well as near Deadman’s Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coney Island and Oyster Island Lighthouse.
Coney Island
Island
Coney Island or Inishmulclohy is an island in Sligo Bay, Ireland. It lies across the mouth of Sligo Harbour, between Rosses Point and the Coolera Peninsula, and can be reached from the latter via a tidal causeway.
Killaspugbrone
Cemetery
Killaspugbrone is an early Christian church on the coast west of Sligo town and near the modern resort of Strandhill. Known as Caiseal Irrae in the earliest references.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosses Point and Strandhill.
Rosses Point
Photo: Gerry Gallagher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosses Point is a village in County Sligo with a population of 900 in 2022. It's a fishing village at the outflow of Sligo Bay, and "Ross" means the peninsula between that and Drumcliffe Bay further north.
Strandhill
Photo: T0mt0m42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strandhill is a village in County Sligo, 9 km west of Sligo town on the south shore of the bay, with a population in 2022 of 2000. Its name is apt: a great expanse of strand before it and a steep hill behind, the scarp of Knocknarea.
Ballincar
Hamlet
Ballincar is a small village and townland in County Sligo, Ireland. The townland is in the civil parish of Drumcliff, and has an area of approximately 1.6 square kilometres. Ballincar is situated 5 km east of Dorrins Strand.
Dorrins Strand
- Type: Tidal flat
- Category: landform
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.29° or 54° 17′ 24″ northLongitude
-8.57889° or 8° 34′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C6H7CQC+XCGeoNames ID
3311183
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Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rinn and Deadman’s Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oyster Island and Sligo Airport.
County Sligo: Must-Visit Destinations
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