Streedagh Beach
Trá Shraith Fhada
A remote 3 km sandy beach where three ships of the 1588 Spanish Armada sank. Coral fossils are hidden in the rocks.
Trá Shraith Fhada is a sandy beach about 3 km long, located near Grange village and facing Inishmurray and Benbulben. In 1588, three ships of the Spanish Armada were wrecked here in a storm, and over a thousand people died. A memorial and information boards mark the site, and shipwreck artefacts still occasionally surface. The rocks at the northern end are Carboniferous limestone. At low tide, you can see abundant coral and crinoid fossils. The beach is good for walking and horse riding, but beware of rip currents when swimming. Entry is free.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Lissadell House
- Benbulben
- Rosses Point
- Drumcliffe Churchyard (Yeats's Grave)
- Inishmurray
- Coney Island (Sligo)
- Mullaghmore Head & Classiebawn Castle
- Creevykeel Court Tomb