Murder Hole Beach

Boyeeghter Strand[1] or Boyeeghter Bay, commonly known as Murder Hole Beach, is a beach situated on the Melmore head peninsula beside Downings in County Donegal, Ireland. It has cliffs, hills, dunes, and small caves. The area is undeveloped with no road access.[2] When the tide is in there are two beaches, which merge into one, when the tide is out.[3] There is a small tidal island roughly 15 meters from the shore, called Rough Island.

View of Murder Hole Beach from Rough Island, a tidal island

Etymology

The official name of the beach, Boyeeghter Strand, derives from the Irish Trá Bhá Íochtair meaning the strand of the lower (or northern) bay.[1]

The common name of the beach, Murder Hole Beach, is rumoured to originate from the 1800s, when a young woman reputedly fell from a cliff near the beach. Other reports suggest that the name is derived from how the dangerous currents make swimming perilous.[4]

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See also

References
  1. "Trá Bhá Íochtair / Boyeeghter Srand". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. "WATCH: Murder Hole - Ireland's most mysterious secret beach". Independent.ie. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. "Boyeeghter Bay". thewildatlanticway.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. "Watch: Donegal's Murder Hole Crowned Ireland's Top Hidden Beach". donegalwoman.ie. Retrieved 25 September 2019.


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