{"id":6128,"date":"2010-05-22T20:11:46","date_gmt":"2010-05-22T20:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/?p=6128"},"modified":"2017-06-29T11:14:31","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T11:14:31","slug":"naran-blue-flag-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/naran-blue-flag-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Narin Blue Flag Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Narin Blue Flag Beach in South West Donegal is a popular beach for swimmers, walkers, kite fliers and boating . With its golden sand and large sand dunes it is an idyllic playground for kids of all ages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8327,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/narin-strand.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6440 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/narin-strand-600x375.jpg\" alt=\"Narin Beach\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\nThis photograph shows the wonderful blue flag beach at Narin in South West Donegal. It is a popular beach for swimmers, walkers, kite fliers and boating . With its golden sand and large sand dunes it is an idyllic playground for kids of all ages. Inishkeel island is located approximately 250 meters off the shore and can be reached on foot at low tide by crossing a tidal sand bank. 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