Lahinch, a small resort town in County Clare not far from the Cliffs of Moher, is one of Ireland’s premiere surfing locations.

During the past 20 years, Ireland’s West coast, the Wild Atlantic Way, has developed into a world-class surfing destination.

County Care has 13 surfable beaches.

Three of these beaches are in or near Lahinch, a town of about 700 permanent residents, that is also known for its famed Lahinch Golf Club, established in 1892.

Lahinch has several small cafes and restaurants, a church, a pub, the Lahinch and Shamrock Hotels, a bookstore and – of course – a surfing school.

Lahinch holds a place in surfing history.

On 14 May 2006, 44 surfers set a verified Guinness World Record by riding one small wave.

As many as 300 surfers took part in the event, which was the brainchild of Lahinch surfers John McCarthy, Oisin McGrath and brothers Gavin and Aaron Gallagher.
https://web.archive.org/web/20070927121458/http://timesonline.typepad.com/surf_nation/2006/06/lahinch_surfing.html

Unfortunately, Lahinch’s world record was shattered 4 October 2009 at Muizenberg Beach, Cape Town, South Africa when 110 surfers rode a single wave in an event to raise awareness of climate change that took place in conjunction with the Earthwave Beach Festival.

Lahinch is also a location for other watersports such as paddle boarding, kitesurfing and windsurfing.

Not far from Lahinch, off the Cliffs of Moher – Ireland’s top tourist destination — is the location of Ireland’s most iconic big wave, Ailleens.

Named after the nearby Aill na Searrach cliffs, Ailleens is a popular location for tow-in surfing. Only experienced, big-wave surfers need apply.
https://afloat.ie/watersport/surfing/item/33567-new-big-wave-hotspot-discovered-off-irish-coast

Championed as a “perfect wave”, with a potential height of 12 meters (39 ft), Ailleens is a wave that doesn’t happen every day.

Aileens requires stormy conditions and strong offshore east winds.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3703674/Chasing-world-s-biggest-wave-Surfer-turns-space-technology-largest-walls-water-Earth.html

➤Aileen’s Wave, Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare.
https://www.rareirishstuff.com/blog/aileens-wave-cliffs-of-moher-co-clare.6016.html

➤Wave Profile Aileens
https://www.surfholidays.com/blog/Wave-Profile-Aileens

➤Aileen’s: the treacherous slab wave of the Cliffs of Moher
https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/aileens-the-treacherous-slab-wave-of-the-cliffs-of-moher

➤”Aileens” Wave – Big Wave Surfing in Ireland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSmQlOIpCAg&ab_channel=RayJordan

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