County MayoGreen Coast

Srah Beach

Srah Beach is on the EPA's list of places people swim, though not one of the waters it tests in County Mayo, 4 km south-west of Bunnahowen. The State does not test the water here, so there is no grade. The register records toilets and a lifebuoy. It leaves 2 of the questions on this page unanswered, and those are shown as not recorded rather than as a no.

Blue Flag

lifeguard

4 km

from Bunnahowen

Water quality: Not monitored for a classification
Water testing: Not tested by the EPA on its list, but not sampled for a grade
Season restriction: Not recorded
Pollution after rain: Not recorded
Awards: Green Coast · the register does not say which year's award
County: County Mayo
Managed by: Mayo County Council
Nearest town: Bunnahowen, 4 km south-west of it, in a straight line
From that town: 5 km by road, about 10 min drivingor 5 km on foot, about 63 minutes at 4.8 km/h
Lifeguard: No
Toilets: Yes
Parking: No
Access: No
Dogs: Allowed on a lead
Cars on the beach: No
Public transport: No
Protected area: Recorded as a natural sensitive area
Position: 54.1722° N, 9.9568° W
Record changed: 2021-06-28

Beach on the north side of Claggan Island isthmus·Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Beach on the north side of Claggan Island isthmus·Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Trawmore Bay·Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Trawmore Bay·Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

What the EPA says about it

Srah Beach is a long sandy beach on the north eastern corner of Blacksod Bay. The beach gets its name from the Irish Word 'Sraith' which refers to the stretch of sand that connects Claggan Island to the mainland and makes up this beautiful sandy beach. The beach forms part of the Blacksod Bay/Broadhaven Special Protection Area (SPA), and the Mullet/Blacksod Bay Complex Special Area of Conservation (SAC).

Where it is

Srah Beach, and the other places to swim in County Mayo. Share your position and the map will show how far each one is from you.

Getting to Srah Beach

About these directions

Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.

Walking and driving times are estimates. A town search starts at its centre; choose your location or a point on the map for a more precise starting point. Eircode search is not available.

How journey planning works

Destination, access and nearby stops

Srah Beach is in Bunnahowen, County Mayo. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. The entrance has not been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.

The nearest settlement is Bunnahowen, 4 km south-west of the beach. The register records no parking here. Getting to the town is not getting to the beach, so the journey below is worked out to the beach itself and the last stretch on foot is measured rather than left out.

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Stops near it

The nearest scheduled stop is An tSraith (13891), 1.6 km away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

An tSraith 1.6 km
bus 946
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Getting to Bunnahowen covers the journeys into the town itself.

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Questions people ask

Is the water clean at Srah Beach?

Srah Beach is on the EPA's list but is not one of the waters it tests, so the State works out no grade for it and none exists. Nothing here says the water is clean or dirty, because nobody has published either.

Is swimming restricted at Srah Beach?

The register leaves this blank for Srah Beach, which it does for the 89 waters it does not monitor. A blank is not a no. Check with Mayo County Council.

Does Srah Beach have a Blue Flag?

No Blue Flag, but the register records a Green Coast award, which recognises clean water and an unspoilt shore rather than facilities.

Is there a lifeguard at Srah Beach?

No. The register records no lifeguard here, so nobody is watching the water.

How do you get to Srah Beach without a car?

The nearest stop in the national timetable is An tSraith, 1.6 km from the beach in a straight line, and bus 946 call there, run by Corduff Travel. The planner on this page works out the walk from that stop over real footways, and the whole journey from wherever you are starting, for the day and time you pick. Where no footway joins the stop to the beach it says so rather than making a number up.

Where does this come from?

The Environmental Protection Agency's list of places people swim, which it calls the bathing water register, read on 2026-09-20, where this record was last changed on 2021-06-28. Water quality, awards, lifeguards and facilities are the EPA's own fields, and a field it leaves blank is shown as not recorded rather than as a no. The distance to the nearest town is this site's own measurement, in a straight line.

Water quality, awards, lifeguards, toilets, parking and access are the Environmental Protection Agency’s own fields, from its bathing water register, read 2026-09-20. The classification covers four years of sampling and is not a reading for today: after heavy rain the water can be worse than the classification suggests, and the EPA and the local authority post notices when it is. Positions are the EPA’s grid references, projected to latitude and longitude. Journeys are the National Transport Authority’s published timetable.

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