by Outdoorswimming.ie | Sep 13, 2024 | Leinster, The Sea
Ladies Cove in Greystones is a beautiful spot for wild swimming, offering stunning views and a refreshing experience in nature. The cove is known for its clear waters and scenic surroundings, making it a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts, both local and visiting.
When to Swim
The best time to swim at Ladies Cove is during the warmer months, from late spring to early autumn. Early mornings and late afternoons are particularly beautiful, with the sun casting a golden glow over the water.
Noteworthy Features
- Clear Waters: The cove is renowned for its clear, clean waters, making it an ideal spot for a refreshing swim.
- Scenic Views: Surrounded by rugged cliffs and lush greenery, the cove offers stunning coastal views that enhance the swimming experience.
- Accessibility: Ladies Cove is easily accessible, with nearby parking and a short walk to the water.
Safety Tips
- Swim with a Buddy: Always swim with a companion for safety.
- Check the Weather: Be mindful of weather conditions and avoid swimming during rough seas or storms.
- Tides and Currents: Pay attention to the tides and currents, as they can change rapidly.
Local Swimming Groups
- Greystones Seagirls: A local swimming group that often meets for sunrise swims. You can connect with them through social media platforms like Instagram.
- Greystones Swimming Club: Another local group that organizes regular swims and events. More information can be found on their Facebook page.
by Outdoorswimming.ie | Sep 12, 2024 | Rivers, Wicklow
In this spot, you have three rivers to choose from for your dip. But why choose when you can bathe in all three.
The Meeting of the Waters is a famous wild swimming spot located near the charming village of Rathdrum. Here, the Avonmore and Avonbeg Rivers converge to form the Avoca River, creating a serene and picturesque setting.
Swimmers love this spot for its inviting, calm waters, making it perfect for a refreshing dip. With varying depths available, everyone can find their ideal level of immersion in this beautiful natural oasis.
There is a local craft shop and restaurant nearby too for after your swim in the rivers
Thomas Moore immortalised it in his poem The Meeting of the Waters, which gave its name to this very spot.
The Meeting of the Waters
by Thomas Moore
There is not in the wide world a valley so sweet
As that vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet;
Oh! the last rays of feeling and life must depart,
Ere the bloom of that valley shall fade from my heart.
Yet it was not that nature had shed o’er the scene
Her purest of crystal and brightest of green;
‘Twas not her soft magic of streamlet or hill,
Oh! no, — it was something more exquisite still.
‘Twas that friends, the beloved of my bosom, were near,
Who made every dear scene of enchantment more dear,
And who felt how the best charms of nature improve,
When we see them reflected from looks that we love.
Sweet vale of Avoca! how calm could I rest
In thy bosom of shade, with the friends I love best,
Where the storms that we feel in this cold world should cease,
And our hearts, like thy waters, be mingled in peace.
Credits
Photograph © Copyright Michael Dibb and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Poem © by owner. provided at no charge for educational purposes.
by Colette | Nov 14, 2022 | Dublin, The Sea
Submitted by Colette
Colette writes:
“I live in Balbriggan, Co Dublin and swim here most days with a group of ladies.
We call ourselves the Balbriggan Swimming Socks, check us out on Facebook.
The coast line is very long with a huge choice of beaches.
The King’s Strand which is beside the Martello tower has a slipway, so people use it for lots of water sports. There is a concrete platform with steps into the sea. This means you don’t get sand everywhere.”
Meet the female sea swimming group that call themselves Balbriggan Swimming Socks
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Visitbalbriggan.ie writes: “The beach stretching north from the Martello Tower is called King’s Strand. Walking along to the north end of King’s Strand you can spot The Sailors Grave, a mound of stones so called as it commemorates the dead of the ships such as the Belle Hill and Sarah of Runcorn that were wrecked off the nearby Cardy Rocks. Tradition has it that visitors add a stone to the cairn. A plaque was placed here in 2013 to commemorate the lost lives. You can walk along this stretch of coastline eventually arriving at the long beaches of Gormanston. (Note, this is a natural terrain without a man-made footpath).”
by Jack Murphy | May 16, 2021 | Cork, Rivers
Submitted by Jack Murphy
Located in the village of Ballinhassig in Cork, this river has shallow and deep water.
Do you have local knowledge of swimming in the Owenabue? Send us some tips 🙂
From Wikipedia:
The River Owenabue (Irish: Abhainn na Baoi),also spelled “Owenboy”, is a river in County Cork, Ireland.
It rises just north of Crossbarry and flows east towards the sea for roughly 20 miles (32 km). It flows through Crossbarry and on to the small village of Halfway. It then reaches Ballinhassig where it widens into Ballygarvan. It then meanders through Ballea Woods into Carrigaline, and onto Crosshaven where it enters Cork Harbour. The area is known as the Owenabue Valley.
Otters and herons are seen on the river, and the heron has become a symbol of the area. 10 bridges cross the river.
The Royal Munster Yacht Club (now merged with the Royal Cork Yacht Club) was based on the Owenabue River.
by Stephen Hanson | Sep 21, 2020 | Down, The Sea
Submitted by Stephen Hanson
Rocky harbour and beach with all tide ladder access and benches for changing. Less than a mile from Bangor town centre along the North Down costal path and Home to the Brompton Belles and Beaux Dippers swimming group. NB Pedestrian only access to Brompton Rd until July 2021
