Golf inClare
Poulnabrone Dolmen on the limestone pavement of the Burren

Destination

The Burren

Destination · North Clare

A limestone region inland from Lahinch and Doolin — not one tidy stop, but open pavement, wildflowers and the Burren National Park trailhead reached via Corofin.

Golf near The Burren

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

Lahinch Old Course beside the Inagh River and Dough Castle

Lahinch Golf Club

Lahinch · Links

18 holes€60–€450

Two links courses beside Lahinch village, led by the internationally renowned Old Course and complemented by the more accessible Castle Course.

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Golf around The Burren

Mapped courses already linked to this place in the Clare directory.

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Places to stay

Stay recommendations around The Burren are being researched and will be added here.

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Food & drink

Places to eat and drink around The Burren are being researched and will be added here.

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Things to do

Poulnabrone Dolmen on the limestone pavement of the Burren

Walking / outdoors

Burren National Park

State-owned limestone country in the southeastern Burren — way-marked trails, seasonal guided walks and a free shuttle from Corofin (May–August).

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Related places

Doolin village at sunset on the County Clare coast

Village

Doolin

A harbour village north of Lahinch — closer to the Cliffs of Moher than the links, with ferries to the Aran Islands and a cluster of pubs and small hotels when Lahinch feels full.

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Lahinch village seafront and promenade on the Atlantic coast

Village

Lahinch

A coastal village on Clare's Atlantic west — walkable, links golf on the doorstep, and the natural base for north Clare between rounds at Lahinch Golf Club.

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The Cliffs of Moher above the Atlantic

Destination

Cliffs of Moher

Atlantic sea cliffs on the north Clare coast — the Cliffs of Moher Experience visitor centre sits beside the headline viewpoint, with parking, paths and ticketing managed on site.

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Related golf guides

Dough Castle beside the green at Lahinch Golf Club

Area Guide

Golf Near Lahinch: Where Else to Play

For many visiting golfers, Lahinch is paired naturally with Doonbeg as part of a wider west-coast trip through Clare and Kerry. Once those two headline links are in place, the more interesting question is what else fits around them.

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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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Lahinch links beside the beach and village on the Atlantic coast

Course Type

Links Golf in Clare

Clare does not offer one single links-golf experience. It offers three quite different ones: the historic prestige of Lahinch, the modern scale of Doonbeg and the smaller traditional links at Spanish Point.

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