Everything about Lahinch totally explained
Lahinch or
Lehinch is a
village on
Liscannor Bay, on the northwest coast of
County Clare, in northern
Munster,
Republic of Ireland.
The village is located in the now obsolete
Barony of Corcomroe which is coextensive with the territory of
Corco Modhruadh Iartharach which forms the western portion of the
túath of
Corco Modhruadh which itself is coextensive with the
Diocese of Kilfenora. The village is a widely known seaside resort and is home to the world famous
Lahinch Golf Club. There is a beautiful one-mile beach at Lahinch.
Name
Lahinch is the anglicised form of
Leath Inse and not related to
Leacht Uí Chonchubhair. Recorded as
Leith Innse by the Four Masters, which is a variant of the Irish word for a peninsula
leithinis (meaning
"Half Island"), the name describes the village's location between the Inagh river and the sea. The ancient name for Lahinch
Leacht Uí Chonchubhair, which is still commonly used in Irish instead of the shortened official name
An Leacht, refers to the memorial cairn (Leacht) marking the burial place of the one of the O’Connor chieftains, who were the ruling clan of the district of
Corco Modhruadh Iartharach. Nowadays. The town name is mostly spelt "Lahinch", but a selection of road signs in the area use the spelling "Lehinch". Pronunciation of the placename is somewhat between the two spellings.
Sport
Lahinch is home to
Lahinch Golf Club, a world renowned links golf course, founded in 1892, which has often been described as the "St. Andrew's" of
Ireland. The original links was laid out by
Old Tom Morris.
Alister MacKenzie, who also designed
Augusta National Golf Club, redesigned the links in 1927 for a fee of £2000.
Lahinch Golf Club is home to the
South of Ireland Championship, an amateur golf tournament which began in 1895. Notable winners of the "South" include J.B. Carr in 1969,
Darren Clarke in 1989,
Paul McGinley in 1991 and
Graeme McDowell in 2000. Ireland's
Padraig Harrington has finished runner up in the "South" on two occasions.
Of late Lahinch has become renowned as one of the foremost surfing locations in Ireland, as well as other watersports including
kitesurfing and
windsurfing.
However Lahinch has some of the most dangerous currents. Another danger is
weever fish which hide in the sand of the beach. In summer when the water is warm, it's quite common to be stung. The surf is so good it attracts thousands of surfers all year round.
Lahinch beach became famous on
May 14 2006, when 44 surfers managed to ride one small wave, a new world record.
Transport
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