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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. The bay is about {{convert|50|km|mi}} long and from {{convert|10|km|mi}} to {{convert|30|km|mi}} in breadth. The Aran Islands (Oileáin Árann) 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:
Galway Bay is famous for its unique traditional sailing craft, the Galway Hooker.{{cn|date=May 2015}} Drowning tragedy of 1902On 4 May 1902, eight fishermen from a nearby village lost their lives while sailing on Galway Bay, near Kilcolgan.[1][2] 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.[2] A fundraising campaign was organised for the families of the drowned fishermen.[3] Galway Bay in popular cultureSongs
Let grasses grow and waters flowIn a free and easy wayBut give me enough of the rare old stuffThat's made near Galway Bay
If we could make chains with the morning dewThe world would be like Galway Bay
If you ever go across the sea to IrelandThen maybe at the closing of your dayYou will go and see the moon rise over CladdaghOr see the sun go down at Galway Bay.
Have you ever seen the seagullsa-flying o'er the Heatheror the crimson sails on Galway Baythe fishermen unfurl?
There's a full moon over Galway Bay tonightSilver light over green and blueAnd every place I travel through, I findSome kinda sign that you've been through Earle also mentions Galway and The Long Walk in his song "Galway Girl".
The boys in the NYPD choirare still singing "Galway Bay"And the bells are ringing outFor Christmas day." From Toasted Heretic's Galway Bay: The sun goes down on Galway BayThe daughter goes down on meHer dad's not due until one or maybe twoAnd I'm happy as I'll ever be From The Mahones A Drunken Night in Dublin: A drunk night in DublinEnded up in Galway Bay From The Waterboys' Spring Comes to Spiddal:[4] On a soft and fresh Atlantic air a mist of pollen floatsOn Galway Bay I spy a gaily painted fishing boat
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References1. ^The Irish Times, Dublin, Saturday, 10 May 1902. 2. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Madden |first1=Marie |title=Talking History |work=Galway Independent |url=http://galwayindependent.com/20120516/news/talking-history-S3924.html |accessdate=1 May 2015 |date=16 May 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100828/http://galwayindependent.com/20120516/news/talking-history-S3924.html |archivedate=18 May 2015 |df= }} 3. ^The Irish Times, Dublin, Saturday, 27 May 1902. 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/spring-comes-to-spiddal-lyrics-waterboys.html |title=Spring Comes to Spiddal|access-date=7 February 2016}} Sources
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