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Alex Foxfield
July 15, 2025
Hiking
Just a short hop from the historic copper mining village of Allihies, Ballydonegan Beach is a delight. Intriguingly, the beach is manmade, its golden sands the result of crushed quartz from the old copper mines. With Ballydonegan Bay making way for the Atlantic in one direction and the rugged Slieve Miskish Mountains in the other, it's a beautiful spot.
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