Introducing Lahinch
Lahinch (Leacht Uí Chonchubhair) owes its living to beach-seeking tourists pure and simple. You might find a beady-eyed greed in the eyes of the locals you won’t find at village just a mile or two inland. The town sits on protected Liscannor Bay and does have a fine beach. Free-spending mobs descend in summer, many wielding golf clubs for play at the famous Lahinch Golf Club.
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The tourist office, Lahinch Fáilte (708 2082; www.lahinchfailte.com ; The Dell; 9am-8pm Jun-Aug, 10am-5pm Sep-May), is off the northern end of Main St and is part of a well-stocked gift shop. There’s an ATM outside the tourist office and the office has a bureau de change. You can park at both ends of town near the water.
Like swells after a storm, the surfing scene keeps getting bigger, you can get lessons from about €30 an hour. Lahinch Surf Shop (708 1108; www.oceanscene.ie ; Church St) runs regular classes for all levels and sells gear.
Lahinch Surf School (087-960 9667; www.lahinchsurfschool.com ; Beach Hut, Lahinch Prom) offers lessons and various multiday packages.
Last updated: Sep 16, 2008
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