Lahinch
Template:Infobox Irish Place Lahinch or Lehinch (in Irish An Leacht short for Leacht Uí Chonchubhair meaning "memorial cairn of O Connor") is a village on Liscannor Bay, on the northwest coast of County Clare, in northern Munster, Republic of Ireland. 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 two rivers and the sea. 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, 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.
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.[1]
External links
- Lahinch Community Council
- Lahinch page @ Clare Library: Historical Background, Places of Interest, & Photographs
- Some pictures of Lahinch
- Lahinch Golf Club
- Lahinch Bed and Breakfast site which offers a lot of information about the area
- Lahinch Failte - tourist information
- Photos of Lahinch Beach
- Information on kitesurfing at Lahinch
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