The village is situated at the top of a creek of Ballylongford bay on the tidal estuary of the River Shannon, close to Carrigafoyle Island and on the coast road between Tarbert and the seaside town of Ballybunion. The farmland is suited to dairying and this is a mainstay of the local economy along with fishing and tourism. Three km to the north, on Carrigafoyle Island, stands the castle and anchorage commemorated in the name of the village.