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Galway Bay
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 long and from to 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; the North Sound (''An Súnda ó Thuaidh'') 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 (''An Súnda Salach'') lies between Inishmaan and Inisheer; it was formerly known as ''Bealach na Fearbhaighe''. South Sound (''An Súnda ó Theas''), 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.
==Drowning tragedy of 1902==
On 4 May 1902, eight fishermen from a nearby village lost their lives while sailing on Galway Bay, near Kilcolgan.〔''The Irish Times'', Dublin, Saturday, 10 May 1902.〕 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.〔''The Irish Times'', Dublin, Saturday, 27 May 1902.〕
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