Galway Bay
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 Sunset over Galway Bay |
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Land mass | Ireland | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 12 ′ N , 9 ° 14 ′ W | |
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| width | 30 km | |
| depth | 50 km | |
| Tributaries | Corrib | |
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The Galway Bay and Galway Bay ( Irish : Cuan na Gaillimhe ) is a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of Ireland . The bay is bordered by County Galway to the north and County Clare to the south . The city of Galway extends to the northeast of the bay .
The bay is around 50 kilometers long and between 10 and 30 kilometers wide. The Aran Islands and other smaller islands are in front of or embedded in it ( Island Eddy ). The Corrib River flows into Galway Bay, which was used by the Galway Hookers (sailing ships) in the 18th and 19th centuries .
The bay in media and music
There is a dedicated radio station for the residents along the bay.
Galway Bay is known - primarily in English-speaking countries - for various popular songs. Both John Lennon in his song The Luck Of The Irish and Sean Connery in Darby O'Gill and the Little People celebrated Galway Bay. The best-known appearance is probably the song Fairytale of New York (sung by the Irish band The Pogues and the folk singer Kirsty MacColl on the 1987 Pogues album If I should fall from Grace with God ). The chorus reads: “The boys of the NYPD choir were singing 'Galway Bay' ”, a reference to two old Irish folk songs and the high proportion of Irish-born police officers in New York City. The title Fairytale of New York is consistently voted one of the most popular Christmas carols in the US and UK. Although the original folk songs themselves are unknown to most Irish, the popular titles and Galway Bay live on in these songs.
economy
In the bay, the Galway Oysters ( oysters ) and salmon are mainly grown in aquaculture .
literature
- O'Raghallaigh, Cian: Mineral localities in the Galway Bay Area. [Dublin] 1997.
- McCormack, Edward: The harpacticoid copepoda from maerl substrates in Galway Bay, Ireland. Galway 2003.
- Wilkins, Noël P .: Squires, spalpeens and spats: Oysters and oystering in Galway Bay. Galway 2001.
- Wen Lei: Three-dimensional hydrodynamic modeling in Galway Bay. Galway 1995.
- Gerard Donovan: Country of the Grand , Faber and Faber, London, 2008
- Gerard Donovan: Morgenschwimmer , Luchterhand-Verlag, 2011
Web links
- Lyrics and history of the folk song "Galway Bay" on the English Wikipedia page