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Miltown Malbay is located close to several nice beaches, but the most well known in the area are located a little out of town in the small village of Spanish Point. It also has a 9 hole golf links.

Miltown Malbay was a nondescript Irish town until the world discovered Irish music. Miltown's fame rests on a number of local musicians, singers and dancers who performed with a distinctive style, the best known of whom was Willie Clancy.

There is a yearly Irish music festival called the Willie Clancy Week –first Saturday in July dedicated to this particularly renowned performer - he could play pipes, the whistle, sing and tell stories.

The area is awash with traditional music and set dancing for a week. It is a source of great economic value to the surrounding area. The festival started in 1973 and has blossomed to world wide acclaim ever since.