Ballinskelligs

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Ballinskelligs Beach

July 2009

Ballinskelligs is a real family beach with some decent facilities. The beach itself is curved and nice and sandy. The water is clear and there is a gentle slope into the sea.

At one end of the beach there is a ruined tower which you access across a stream. It looks like a good place for kids to explore. At the entrance to the beach itself there is a nice coffee shop with indoor and outdoor seating

Ballinskelligs has lifeguards in the summer, a decent car park and public toilets. The beach appears to be reasonably accessible.

Blue Flag beach.

Directions

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Ballinskelligs is located off the N70 Ring of Kerry road. If you are coming from the Caherciveen direction you will take a right turn onto the R566. Follow the signposts which will lead you to the beach

Ordnance Survey Discovery Series Map No. 83

Tide times for nearby Dingle Harbour

20 August 2025

Time	Type	Height
02:32	high	3.29m
09:02	low	1.39m
15:10	high	3.46m
21:39	low	1.27m

21 August 2025

Time	Type	Height
03:36	high	3.48m
10:04	low	1.14m
16:05	high	3.69m
22:31	low	1.04m

22 August 2025

Time	Type	Height
04:26	high	3.69m
10:51	low	0.92m
16:50	high	3.88m
23:18	low	0.88m

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