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Beginner kitesurfing spots in Ireland

3 places in Ireland have at least one spot marked for beginners, and a school: Dublin, Brandon Bay (Kerry) and Rosses Point (Sligo). Between them, 7 beginner spots and 8 kite schools.

Places for beginners3in Ireland
Spots that qualify7of 7 at those places
Kite schools8at the same places

Ordered by how many spots each place holds.

DublinBrandon Bay (Kerry)Rosses Point (Sligo)Everything Ireland doesBeginners nearbyAlso in Ireland

Beginners in Ireland

3 places, largest first

Dublin

5 of its 5 spots are marked for beginners, at a place with a school

10–25 kt typicalbeginnerintermediateadvanced

Modelled share of windy days by month: Jan 68%, Feb 67%, Mar 73%, Apr 60%, May 32%, Jul 44%, Aug 53%, Sep 53%, Oct 56%, Nov 62%, Dec 71%. No figure for Jun. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.

5 spots2 schools5 beginner spots

also flat wateralso wavesalso waves and flat

Sutton Strand by Raymond Okonski, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph Britain and Ireland / Wikimedia Commons

Brandon Bay (Kerry)

1 of its 1 spot is marked for beginners, at a place with a school

beginnerintermediateadvanced

No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec.

1 spot3 schools1 beginner spot

also waves

Brandon Head-8928, Brandon Bay, Co. Kerry, Ireland by Maoileann, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Rosses Point (Sligo)

1 of its 1 spot is marked for beginners, at a place with a school

15–25 kt typicalbeginnerintermediateadvanced

No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.

1 spot3 schools1 beginner spot

also waves

Rosses Point beach by Willie Duffin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph Britain and Ireland / Wikimedia Commons

Everything Ireland does

the figure in a cell is how many of that place's spots qualify; beginners is the column you are on

PlaceFlat waterWavesBeginnersFoilingWaves and flatSchools
Dublin335none42
Brandon Bay (Kerry)none11nonenone3
Rosses Point (Sligo)none11nonenone3
Duncannon1nonenonenonenonenone
Elly Baynone1nonenonenonenone
Lahinchnone1nonenonenonenone
Louisburgh11nonenone1none
Magheraroartynone1nonenonenonenone
Mulranny1nonenonenonenonenone
Tramorenone1nonenonenonenone
Tullan Strandnone1nonenonenonenone

A cell reading none in one of the five facet columns is a rule no spot at that place matches; in the Schools column it is a place with no school on file. A figure links to that facet's page for Ireland where there is one - 3 of the five clear the three-place gate here - except in the column you are already on, and the Schools figures, which are counts rather than facets.

A place is here when at least one of its spots is marked as suitable for beginners and the place has at least one kite school in the atlas. A country needs three such places before it gets a page of its own.