Baldoyle Bay

Baldoyle Bay
View from Strand Road
Map showing the location of Baldoyle Bay
Map showing the location of Baldoyle Bay
Location in Ireland
LocationFingal, County Dublin, Ireland
Nearest cityDublin (suburbs of Portmarnock and Baldoyle)
Coordinates53°24′04″N 6°07′28″W / 53.401°N 6.1245°W / 53.401; -6.1245
Established1988
Designated25 October 1988
Reference no.413[1]

Baldoyle Bay is a sea inlet on the east coast of Fingal in Ireland, in the traditional County Dublin. It is situated between Portmarnock, at its head, and Baldoyle. It contains two small estuaries, those of the Sluice River and the Mayne River, and is sometimes called Baldoyle Estuary.[2][3] The inlet is an important natural feature with protected status. It was once the site of a Viking longphort and later the fishing village of Baldoyle developed near its outlet to the sea.

  1. ^ "Baldoyle Bay". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Two rescued after being cut off by tide at Baldoyle estuary".
  3. ^ "Two rescued after getting trapped in mud at Baldoyle estuary". 26 October 2021.