Doonbeg

Doonbeg
An Dún Beag
Village
Doonbeg River flows through Doonbeg village
Doonbeg River flows through Doonbeg village
Doonbeg is located in Ireland
Doonbeg
Doonbeg
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°44′N 9°31′W / 52.733°N 9.517°W / 52.733; -9.517
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Clare
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
262
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceQ971655

Doonbeg (Irish: An Dún Beag, meaning 'small fort')[2] is a village in west County Clare, Ireland on the Atlantic coast. The surrounding natural environment has supported its development as a tourist resort. The area was officially classified as part of the West Clare Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking community, until 1956.

  1. ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Doonbeg". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ "An Dún Beag / Doonbeg". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of ireland. Retrieved 25 January 2021.