Golf inClare
Kilkee bay and seafront on the West Clare coast

Town

Kilkee

Town · West Clare

A seaside town on the west Clare coast, close to Kilkee Golf Club and the Loop Head peninsula.

Golf near Kilkee

Courses shown here come from the existing Clare directory, not from a separate place-by-place list.

Kilkee Golf Club green on the West Clare clifftop

Kilkee Golf Club

Kilkee · Coastal

18 holes€75

An 18-hole coastal course above Kilkee, with several early holes overlooking the Atlantic and Chimney Bay.

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Parkland golf at Kilrush Golf Club in West Clare

Kilrush Golf Club

Kilrush, Parknamoney · Parkland

18 holes€35

A member-run 18-hole parkland course just outside Kilrush, offering a lower-cost alternative to the premium links of West Clare.

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Golf around Kilkee

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Places to stay

Hotel

Stella Maris Hotel

Kilkee

A Victorian-era hotel in the centre of Kilkee, overlooking the town’s crescent beach and the start of the Loop Head peninsula.

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Hotel

Kilkee Bay Hotel

Kilkee

A hotel on the Kilrush Road at the edge of Kilkee, a few minutes’ walk from the beach and handy for Kilkee Golf Club.

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Food & drink

Pub

Hickie's Bar

Kilkee

Bar and restaurant at the Bay View Hotel on O'Curry Street — breakfast, lunch and dinner in the heart of Kilkee.

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Restaurant

Naughton's

Kilkee

Steak and seafood in the centre of Kilkee, with a casual food-truck yard next door for something less formal.

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Pub

Myles Creek Bar & Restaurant

Kilkee

A Kilkee main-street pub with food from breakfast onwards — turf fire in winter, live music in the busy months.

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Café

Diamond Rocks Café

Kilkee

A cliff-walk café at Kilkee's West End — start here for the coastal walk, or stop for coffee with a view of the Atlantic.

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Pub

Keane's

Kilkee

Pub, restaurant and oyster bar on the N67 between Kilrush and Kilkee — a country stop if you are driving the coast road.

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Things to do

Kilkee bay and seafront on the West Clare coast

Walking / outdoors

Kilkee Cliff Walk

A coastal path from Kilkee’s West End along the cliffs — short linear routes or a longer loop, with Diamond Rocks as a natural start point.

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Related places

Kilrush Marina and town on the Shannon Estuary

Town

Kilrush

A market town on the Shannon Estuary, and a practical west Clare base beside Kilrush Golf Club.

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Doonbeg links with the lodge and Doughmore Beach beyond

Village

Doonbeg

A west Clare coastal village, used as a base for golf around Doughmore Bay and the wider Loop Head peninsula.

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Loop Head Lighthouse and peninsula from above

Destination

Loop Head

A peninsula at the south-western tip of Clare, reached through Kilkee and Kilrush.

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Related golf guides

Doonbeg links with the lodge and Doughmore Beach beyond

Area Guide

Golf Near Doonbeg: More Golf in West Clare

Doonbeg may be the big-ticket round, but it sits in a part of Clare where the golf changes quickly. Within the wider West Clare trip you can move from premium links to nine-hole links, coastal golf and member-run parkland without spending every day in the same mould.

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Doonbeg golf resort beside Doughmore Beach on the Atlantic

Region Guide

Golf in West Clare

West Clare is not one type of golf destination. Within a relatively small part of the county, you can move from premium links to nine-hole links, coastal golf and member-run parkland — with visitor green fees ranging from €35 to more than €500.

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Doonbeg golf resort beside Doughmore Beach on the Atlantic

Itinerary

West Clare Golf Weekend

Two nights on the Atlantic coast — a headline links round, a lower-fee contrast, and enough geography to feel like a proper trip rather than a single tee time.

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Doonbeg golf resort beside Doughmore Beach on the Atlantic

Itinerary

A West Clare Golf Trip

Moving south on the N67 — Spanish Point, Doonbeg, Kilrush, Kilkee and when it makes sense to continue north to Lahinch or cross the estuary on the ferry.

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