Green Coast

Trá Poll na gCaorach, Inis Oírr

Co. Galway, Ireland

Photo: louise price / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Water qualityNot monitored

Blue Flag 2026No

Green CoastYes

DogsYear-round

Always verify the car-park location on arrival. Road and access conditions may change.

About Trá Poll na gCaorach, Inis Oírr

Trá Poll na gCaorach at Formna on Inis Oírr is a quiet Green Coast beach on the north-east shore of the smallest Aran Island, a sheltered strand of clean sand about fifteen minutes' walk from the pier. There is no lifeguard, so swimming should be taken with care, but the clear water, the island peace and the stone-walled Aran landscape make it a beautiful, tranquil spot.

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This opens the verified car-park pin — never the beach itself or a mid-route point.

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Pin confirmed at 53.0562, -9.5314. Always verify the car park on arrival — access can change.

Map

Verified car-park pin.

Activity suitability

Surfing — No surf
Walking — Short walk (under 1km)
Lifeguard (summer) — No
Not yet confirmed: Swimming

Facilities

Toilets — Seasonal
Car park — No car park
Disabled access — No
Lifeguard — No
Not yet confirmed: Shower, Café nearby

Facilities confirmed from Galway County/City Council and Fáilte Ireland Source.

Water quality

This is not an EPA-monitored bathing water, so no official water-quality rating is available. Take local conditions and signage into account and swim with care.

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