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Location:
Europe,
Ireland, Galway
Category:
Coastal
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Description:
View of Galway Bay from
Rinville and the Marine Institute
Location Information:
Galway
Bay (Irish: Loch Lurgan or Cuan na
Gaillimhe) is a large bay (or sea
lough) on the west coast of Ireland,
between County Galway in the
province of Connacht to the north
and the Burren in County Clare in
the province of Munster to the
south. Galway city is located on the
northeast side of the bay. It is
about 50 kilometres (30 miles) long
and from 10 to 30 kilometres (7 to
20 miles) in breadth. The Aran
Islands are to the west across the
entrance and there are numerous
small islands within the bay. The
approaches to the bay between the
Aran Islands and the mainland are as
follows; the North Sound lies
between Inishmore and Leitir
Mealláin in Connemara, it was
formerly known as Bealach Locha
Lurgan in Irish. Gregory's Sound (Súnda
Ghríoghóra) lies between Inishmore
and Inishmaan, it was formerly known
as Bealach na h-Áite. Foul Sound
lies between Inishmaan and Inisheer,
it was formerly known as Bealach na
Fearbhaighe. South Sound formerly
known as Bealach na Finnise lies
between Inisheer and County Clare.
Galway Bay is famous for its unique
traditional sailing craft, the
Galway Hooker.
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