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Galway bay an old irish song with lyrics
Galway Bay (Irish: Loch Lurgain 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 (31 mi) long and from 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to 30 kilometres (19 mi) in breadth. The Aran Islands (Oileáin Árann) are to the west across the entrance and there are numerous small islands within the bay.
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- Galway bay an old irish song with lyrics
- Map of Galway Bay Ireland
- Galway bay celtic woman cover christy lyn
- Drowning tragedy of 1902
- Songs
- Other projects
- References
Map of Galway Bay, Ireland
The approaches to the bay between the Aran Islands and the mainland are as follows:
Galway Bay is famous for its unique traditional sailing craft, the Galway Hooker.
Galway bay celtic woman cover christy lyn
Drowning tragedy of 1902
On 4 May 1902, eight fishermen from a nearby village lost their lives while sailing on Galway Bay, near Kilcolgan. Seven (Patrick Folan, Patrick Burns, Patrick McDonagh, John Barrett, Michael Burke, Michael Dwyer and Stephen Hynes) drowned; Patrick Walsh swam to shore at nearby Kilcolgan, but died of exhaustion on the beach. A fundraising campaign was organised for the families of the drowned fishermen.
Songs
From Toasted Heretic's Galway Bay:
From The Mahones A Drunken Night in Dublin:
From The Waterboys' Spring Comes to Spiddal:
Other projects
Media related to Galway Bay at Wikimedia Commons