Lahinch

Template:Infobox Irish Place Lahinch or Lehinch in Irish An Leacht short for Leacht Uí Chonchubhair which is still commonly used instead of the official An Leacht. Lahinch is the anglicised form of Leath Inisan alternative name of the village which is in the original Irish meaning "Half Island" or "peninsula". Lahinch 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 obselete Barony of Corcomroe which is coextensive with the territory of Corco Modhruadh Iartharach which forms the western portion of the tuath 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. Of Late Lahinch has become renowned as one of the foremost surfing locations in Ireland, as well as other watersports including kitesurfing and windsurfing. The ancient name for Lahinch Leacht Uí Chonchubhair the memorial flag stone probably marks 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.

Along the beach.

A typical scene in Lahinch.

The Lahinch beach became famous on May 14th 2006, when a new world record has been broken. 44 surfers managed to ride one same wave. The previous record was set the year before in Rio, when 42 people surfed a wave.