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Boyeeghter Strand[1] or Boyeeghter Bay, commonly known as Murder Hole Beach, is a beach situated on Rosguill, a peninsula located on the north coast of County Donegal in the north-west of Ulster, the northern province in Ireland.[2] The beach lies at the north-eastern end of Rosguill, being located near Melmore Head.[2] It has cliffs, hills, dunes, and small caves. When the tide is in there are two beaches, which merge into one when the tide is out.[3] Rough Island is a small tidal island located approximately 15 metres offshore. The beach is not suitable for swimming.[4][5]

The area is undeveloped with no direct road access,[6] and significant traffic issues were reported during August 2020.[7][8] Prior to 2022, beach access was possible only via a route across private land,[5][9][10] and an increase in visitors during 2018 prompted a local landowner to post a notice about access concerns.[11] By April 2022, another local landowner had built a carpark and spent several "months developing a pathway at Melmore [..providing access..] from a different route".[5]

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 nineteenth-century, 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.[12]

See also

• List of beaches in Ireland

References

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