Kilkee

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Introducing Kilkee

During the summer, Kilkee’s wide beach is thronged with day-trippers and holiday-makers. Kilkee (Cill Chaoi) first became popular in Victorian times when rich Limerick families built seaside retreats here. Today, it is well supplied with guesthouses, amusement arcades and takeaways, although good taste – mostly – prevails and there are few real visual horrors.

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The semicircular bay has high cliffs on the north end and tidal rocks to the south. The sea puts on a show anytime as waves pound the shore.

Last updated: Sep 16, 2008

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