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  Lahinch Golf Club Official Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The green is positioned spectacularly on the verge of the Atlantic Ocean.
Lahinch Golf Club was duly founded on Good Friday, 15th April 1892, and the first game of golf played there.
Lahinch's Old Course has benefited both from the natural characteristics of the terrain and from the genius of distinguished course architects.
www.lahinchgolf.com   (382 words)

  
 Lahinch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lahinch or Lehinch ( An Leacht in Irish ; meaning "Leath Inis", or "Half Island") is a village on Liscannor Bay, on the northwest coast of County Clare, Republic of Ireland.
The ancient name for Lahinch was Leacht Ui Chonchubhair or Leach Ui Chonchuir: the burial place of O’Connor or O’Connor’s Flag Stone.
Nowadays, the town name is mostly spelt "Lahinch", but a selection of road signs in the area use the spelling "Lehinch".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lahinch   (156 words)

  
 Lahinch Golf Club - Lahinch, Co.Clare, Ireland
Set right on the Atlantic coastline, Lahinch is exposed to the ocean through all her moods and has been moulded and shaped over the centuries by nature's harsh elements and an occasional touch of human genius.
Lahinch, with its towering sand dunes, undulating fairways, rolling greens and fair share of blind shots, is the perfect natural golfing terrain a true links in the traditional meaning of the word.
Lahinch is a traditional links, where blind shots are required and where the fairways roll through giant dunes.
www.golftravelireland.net /courses/Lahinch.htm   (573 words)

  
 Golf Club Atlas - Lahinch
Lahinch has one of the most unconventional set of green sizes with which the authors are familiar.
In some respects, Lahinch's two most famous holes have distracted the attention from Lahinch's greatest attribute: the strength of her par fours, which are well spread across the entire course.
Thus, a direct result is that Lahinch maintains a challenge as current today as seventy years ago when MacKenzie uttered his (now worn out) statement regarding the merits of Lahinch.
www.golfclubatlas.com /lahinch.html   (915 words)

  
 KiteIreland - Come Fly a Kite in Ireland - Guide Lahinch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lahinch, situated 18 miles from Ennis (heading west) and just south of the Cliffs of Moher is well recommended for kiters — both land and water based.
Lahinch, has one main beach which is serviced by a large car park, promenade and a lifeguard station.
Lahinch, is a hotspot for surfing, windsurfing and kayaking and more recently for kite flyers either in the water or on the beach.
www.kiteireland.com /guide/lahinch.asp   (639 words)

  
 Dáil Éireann - Volume 459 - 05 December, 1995 - Adjournment Debate. - Lahinch (Clare) Water and Sewerage Scheme.
To understand the scale of the problem at Lahinch, one must bear in mind that the existing treatment plant, such as it is, was constructed to cater for a population of 560 people.
Obviously, for a town like Lahinch which has enjoyed and wishes to continue to enjoy blue flag status this is a serious matter and those people who do a great deal of voluntary work are more than anxious to hold on to that status.
Towns like Lahinch are well placed to take full advantage of County Clare's great tourism potential and the Department of the Environment is anxious, therefore, to ensure that the level of water supply and sewerage services in the county are sufficient to meet development needs.
www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0459/D.0459.199512050148.html   (1129 words)

  
 Lahinch Golf Links, the Renowned MacKenzie Course.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
After Lahinch, he was to go on to design Augusta National, Pebble Beach, and Cypress Point among others in the United States and Royal Melbourne in Australia.
Lahinch Golf Club is proud that the qualities he perfected at Lahinch were to earn him such a high reputation in his later years.
Lahinch Golf Club and the village of Lahinch are steeped in golf and its traditions.
www.lahinchgolf.com /Golf.shtm   (855 words)

  
 Lahinch Links
Lahinch - Guide to Lahinch by the community council with full accommodation listings, golf, and surfing.
Lahinch Travel - Details of car and coach hire in the Clare area.
-- Jean Anouilh Lahinch The marriage of Marxism and feminism has been like the marriage of husband and wife depicted in English common law: Marxism and feminism are one, and that one is Marxism.
www.welcome-2-europe.com /Ireland_Clare_Localities_Lahinch.html   (1972 words)

  
 lahinch
Lahinch is undoubtedly one of the world's classic links.
Lahinch possesses two of the most famous holes in Irish golf, the 5th hole par 5 Klondyke and the 6th hole par 3 Dell.
Lahinch Golf Club is one of the most respected links courses in the world.
www.golfireland.com /courses/lahinch.asp   (329 words)

  
 Lahinch, Co. Clare - 1 2 Travel - Ireland Travel Information Guide
Popular as a resort with the Clare people in particular, Lahinch became popular as a resort originally due to the Old West Clare railway system which in years gone by transporedt people from Ennis to Lahinch during the summer holidays.
Lahinch has been a popular tourist resort since the end of the last century.
After exploring Lahinch during the day there is plenty of exploration to be done at night with some excellent pubs in the area providing really good music.
www.12travel.com /ie/Shannon/Lahinch.html   (405 words)

  
 Clare Places - Lahinch - Places of Interest
Today Lahinch is a mecca for golfers from all over the world with its eighteen hole championship course coupled with the nearby Castle Course which caters for the overflow of golfers, particularly during the peak holiday periods.
LAHINCH CHURCH: The Catholic church in the village centre is similar in design to Ennistymon church.
An Army Barracks was built in Lahinch in 1939 and the dining hall there soon became a dance venue known as the Sluagh Hall.
www.clarelibrary.ie /eolas/coclare/places/lahinch_places_interest.htm   (982 words)

  
 Surfing in Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lahinch is one of Ireland's few surfing towns.
I have surfed lahinch or 4 years and still can't get enough of it it's so perfect on the right day.
The beach is great for beginners and then you move left and there's cornish for the better surfers and left again there is s**t creek and you can keep on goin left and for bár trá and the reefs.
www.beachwizard.com /beach.asp?country=Ireland&beachid=2000   (547 words)

  
 GolfLink.com - 'Ireland Golf: Lahinch' by Alan B. Nichols - Waterville, Ballybunion, Old Head, Tralee, more   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Though not of the same vintage as their Scottish counterparts, Lahinch and Ballybunion are the St. Andrews and Old Prestwick of Ireland; links courses deserving of their own chapters in the annals of Emerald Isle golf.
There is no university in Lahinch, says the literature, but the town is "steeped in golf," its inhabitants as knowledgeable about the ancient game as anywhere in the world.
Century as a country house by a baron, Moy House is a charming, comfortable and wonderfully home-like manor with a small number of rooms, a book-lined wood-paneled library/tea room, and a cozy world-class gourmet dining room that overlooks the cascading lawn and the bay beyond.
www.golflink.com /columns/alannichols/ireland2-lahinch.shtml   (1275 words)

  
 A1 Surf a1surf for surf reports webcams surfcams surf forecasts and on-line surf shop
Lahinch Seaworld and Aquarium on the promenade and open all year round, provide a large indoor heated swimming pool with full associated facilities, which include sauna and jacuzzi.
Lahinch is a seaside tourist town with a lot of charm.
Lahinch is ideally located offering the closest surfing from the towns of Limerick, Ennis and Galway and with good access from Dublin and Shannon.
www.a1surf.com /surfcheck-lahinch.html   (449 words)

  
 Lahinch County Clare - Clare Travel and Accommodation Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lahinch is a beautiful village on the shores of Liscannor Bay.
Lahinch is a popular holiday resort with its sandy beach and magnificent views.
The area is also steeped in history with the remains of both Kilmacreehy Church and Dough Castle in the area.
www.clare-view.com /lahinch.html   (93 words)

  
 Lahinch Hostel | Home
Sometimes referred to as the Golden Mile, the Lahinch Beach is bordered on the north by the Inagh River estuary and on the south by a rocky coastline of tidal pools.
Just north of Lahinch are the world renowned Cliffs of Moher, defiantly standing over 700 feet as giant natural ramparts against the might of the Atlantic Ocean.
Lahinch is home to one of the oldest and most notable links courses in Ireland, paired with a newer course at the same location.
www.burren.org /lahinchhostel/attractions.html   (707 words)

  
 LAHINCH
Lahinch, located on the rocky coast of Liscannor Bay, looks out on the ever changing Atlantic Ocean, and is subject to all her mood swings.
The 5th, 475 yard par 5 Klondyke, is a blind hole, where the approach shot to the green is played over a 30 foot sand dune situated in the middle of the fairway; the equally blind Dell is the 6th, 145 yard par 3, where the green is hidden between two massive sandhills.
One of the finest weeks in Lahinch's illustrious history fell in September, 1987, when the Home International Championship was played here for the first time.
classic-golf.com /Ireland/lahinch.htm   (215 words)

  
 Lahinch Golf Lodge Guest Accomodation is situated in County Clare, Ireland.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lahinch Golf Lodge Guest Accomodation is situated in County Clare, Ireland.
The accommodation on offer is as a hostel and also as a B and B. The accommodation is ideally situated for golfing, surfing and fishing holidays in County Clare.
We have been established for 3 years and we have many repeat groups of visitors who are here for a fishing holiday, surfing holiday or golfing holiday.
www.lahinchgolflodge.com   (264 words)

  
 Clare Places - Lahinch
Lahinch is best described in the literal translation of its name, "Leath Inis", or the "Half Island." This colourful description of the village is borne out by the Atlantic to the west, the Inagh River to the north and the smaller Moy River to the south.
Lahinch developed from having just a few cabins in the eighteenth century to having a population of over one thousand people in 1835.
Lahinch today is one of Ireland's foremost family seaside resorts.
www.clarelibrary.ie /eolas/coclare/places/lahinch_history.htm   (541 words)

  
 Lahinch Hostel in Lahinch - Book hostels in Lahinch Online
Lahinch Hostel is located on the extraordinary coast of Clare, close to the magnificent Cliffs of Moher and the remarkable Burren.
The town’s excellent expanse of surf and sand is a year round playground for surfers, wind surfers and kayakers from around the globe.
Lahinch has something for everyone, and the hostel is close to it all.
www.hostels-ireland.com /microsite.php?MailingListID=88   (220 words)

  
 Golf at Lahinch
Lahinch has two 18 hole golf courses, and the Old Course is world famous.
In 1894, they invited the famous Scottish golfer Old Tom Morris to have a look at the course and he said they should concentrate on the sandhills side of the road, which he said was the finest natural course he had seen.
It recalls a fine summer's day at the holiday resort of Lahinch, that famous village in County Clare, often referred to as the St. Andrews of Irish Golf.
www.burrenpage.com /Golf.html   (704 words)

  
 Lahinch Golf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Golf at Lahinch goes back to 1892, when officers of a Scottish regiment happened upon the vast expanse of sand dunes that is Lahinch.
Today Lahinch boasts two 18 hole courses, the Old Course and a second the Castle Course, which was added in 1975.
At Lahinch the golfer is always welcome, and the course, whatever the weather, ready to present a challenge.
www.lahinchholidays.com /lahinch_golf.htm   (133 words)

  
 Girlie Camps - Lahinch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lahinch, located in western Ireland is probably the village with the most "surf spirit" in whole Ireland.
For general Lahinch info you can look at the websites www.lahinch.net - nice pictures of the beach and waves on here.
In every cottage, there are two bathrooms, a fully equipped and modern kitchen including a microwave, a dishwasher and a fridge freezer and a separate room with washing machine, tumble dryer and dishwasher.
www.girlieproduction.com /surf_camps2.aspx?pageID=180   (646 words)

  
 Lahinch Travel, Lahinch, Co Clare, Ireland
Lahinch is about 12k's from Doolin and just south of the Cliffs of Moher.
Lahinch has been welcoming visitors for many years, with Lahinch Golf Club and the mile long Golden Beach being the main attractions.
The water quality at Lahinch Beach is unparalled, with several Blue Flag Accreditations in as many years, which has led to a substancial increase in watersports.
www.lahinchtravel.com /rambler3.html   (464 words)

  
 Find Lahinch Golf Club Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
One of the oldest golf clubs in Ireland, Lahinch Golf Club is also one of the most respected...
Golf has been played at Lahinch since 1892 when officers of a Scottish Army Regiment based at nearby Limerick, happened upon the vast expanse of sand dunes that is Lahinch Golf Club.
Lahinch Golf Club is famed also for some of its idiosyncrasies including...
www.agolfworld.info /browse/24/lahinch-golf-club.html   (639 words)

  
 Lahinch Seaworld Co.Clare Aquarium
Lahinch Seaworld and Leisure Centre invites you to explore the world beneath the waves and discover the awesome wealth of the Atlantic Ocean in a thrilling and dramatic way.
In mid-January, Lahinch Seaworld received reports of a seal in distress on the local beach.
On the morning of her release Madame Pince said a final goodbye to her companion seals and was removed from the pond in a “sling” and weighed.
www.iol.ie /~seaworld/aquarium.htm   (697 words)

  
 Europe Golf - Royal County Down Golf Club
Lahinch is quaint, full of character and quirk and goats, blind shots and luck.
Lahinch has always been one of the most beloved courses in the world, and with the recent enhancement it stands on level with Ballybunion and County Down as Ireland's finest.
Lahinch is located on the western coast of County Clare.
www.europegolf.com /course-reviews/ireland/lahinch-golf-club.htm   (1711 words)

  
 PGATOUR.COM - Golf
So in the spring of 1893, Lahinch Golf Club was founded -– an Irish club but with a distinctly Scottish accent.
Cutting holes out of the dunes previously considered too wild for golf, MacKenzie attacked all but two of the original holes, leaving the 5th and 6th as his own tribute to Tom Morris, a fellow architect whom he held in the highest regard.
Love it or hate it, it’s unlikely you will convince anyone to change the sixth at Lahinch, so just chalk it up as an opportunity to experience a little of golf’s history and enjoy the other 17 holes to the fullest.
www.pgatour.com /story/6499428   (800 words)

  
 About Lahinch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lahinch has been in existence since pre-historic times (with museum evidence to support this) but today it is a modern, bright village full of enthusiasm, adventure and above all provides a huge welcome to its visitors.
Lahinch Golf Club and Golf Courses are World renowned and often described as the ‘Saint Andrews of Ireland’.
First time visitors to LAHINCH may be forgiven for being a little confused about the name of our village, which seems to have at least four names at the last count.The popular and accepted village name in every day use is LAHINCH.
www.lahinch.org /aboutlahinch.html   (919 words)

  
 Lahinch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lahinch was just a great place to grow up.
All in all it's a very busy little town in the high season, too busy for my liking, but as I won't be living there full time until I retire and have never had to earn a living from the place, nobody cares what I think.
Lahinch is a wonderful place to visit, and if you would like to read more about renting Cillstifiann, which is the blue house in the photo at the top of this page., click below
www.burrenpage.com /Lahinch.html   (405 words)

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