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Galway Bay

Galway Bay ( or ) is a large bay

Headlands and bays

Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment....
/ sea

SEA

See also: Sea and seasThe three-letter acronym SEA may refer to:People/organizations/businesses*Scientists and Engineers for America, a pro-science political advocacy group....
loch

Loch

A loch is a body of water which is either:* a lake or;* a sea inlet, which may be also a firth, fjord, estuary or bay.Sea-inlet lochs are often called sea lochs....
on the west

West

West is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction or geography.West is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points....
coast

Coast

The coast is defined as that part of the land adjoining or near the ocean or its saltwater arms. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the process of tides....
of Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, between County Galway

County Galway

County Galway is located on the west coast of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland of Connacht. The county takes its name from the city of Galway....
in the province

Provinces of Ireland

Ireland has historically been divided into four provinces, although the Irish-language word for this territorial division, c?ige , indicates that there were once five ? Kingdom of Mide being the fifth....
of Connacht

Connacht

Connacht is the western Provinces of Ireland of Ireland, comprising counties County Galway, County Leitrim, County Mayo, County Roscommon, County Sligo....
to the north

North

North is one of the four cardinal directions, specifically the direction that, in Western culture, is treated as the fundamental direction:...
and the Burren

The Burren

The Burren is a unique karst-landscape region in northwest County Clare, in Republic of Ireland and one of the largest Karst landscapes in Europe....
in County Clare

County Clare

County Clare commonly referred to as simply Clare, is a Counties of Ireland of Ireland and part of the wider Provinces of Ireland of Munster....
in the province of Munster

Munster

Munster is the southernmost of the four provinces of Ireland. The largest city in Munster is Cork ....
to the south

South

South is one of the cardinal directions and is opposite to the north.By Western world Norm , the bottom side of a map is south; the southern direction has azimuth or bearing of 180?....
. Galway

Galway

Galway is the fourth largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the only city in the province of Connacht in Republic of Ireland. The city is located on the west coast of Ireland....
city

City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
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.

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Galway Bay ( or ) is a large bay

Headlands and bays

Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment....
/ sea

SEA

See also: Sea and seasThe three-letter acronym SEA may refer to:People/organizations/businesses*Scientists and Engineers for America, a pro-science political advocacy group....
loch

Loch

A loch is a body of water which is either:* a lake or;* a sea inlet, which may be also a firth, fjord, estuary or bay.Sea-inlet lochs are often called sea lochs....
on the west

West

West is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction or geography.West is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points....
coast

Coast

Ireland

County Galway

County Galway is located on the west coast of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland of Connacht. The county takes its name from the city of Galway....
in the province

Provinces of Ireland

Connacht

Connacht is the western Provinces of Ireland of Ireland, comprising counties County Galway, County Leitrim, County Mayo, County Roscommon, County Sligo....
to the north

North

North is one of the four cardinal directions, specifically the direction that, in Western culture, is treated as the fundamental direction:...
and the Burren

The Burren

The Burren is a unique karst-landscape region in northwest County Clare, in Republic of Ireland and one of the largest Karst landscapes in Europe....
in County Clare

County Clare

County Clare commonly referred to as simply Clare, is a Counties of Ireland of Ireland and part of the wider Provinces of Ireland of Munster....
in the province of Munster

Munster

Munster is the southernmost of the four provinces of Ireland. The largest city in Munster is Cork ....
to the south

South

South is one of the cardinal directions and is opposite to the north.By Western world Norm , the bottom side of a map is south; the southern direction has azimuth or bearing of 180?....
. Galway

Galway

Galway is the fourth largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the only city in the province of Connacht in Republic of Ireland. The city is located on the west coast of Ireland....
city

City

Aran Islands

The Aran Islands are a group of three islands located at the mouth of Galway Bay, on the west coast of Ireland. The largest island is Inishmore the middle and second-largest is Inishmaan , and the smallest and most eastern is Inisheer ....
are to the west across the entrance and there are numerous small island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
s 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

Inishmore

Inishmore is the largest of the Aran Islands in Galway Bay in Republic of Ireland and has an area of .Prior to the 20th century, the island was more commonly called Aranmore in English; from the traditional Irish name, leading to confusion with Arranmore, County Donegal....
and Leitir Mealláin in Connemara

Connemara

Connemara , which derives from Conmhaicne Mara , is a district in the west of Ireland consisting of a broad peninsula between Killary Harbour and Kilkieran Bay in the west of County Galway or south west Connacht....
, it was formerly known as Bealach Locha Lurgan in Irish. Gregory's Sound / Súnda Ghríoghóra lies between Inishmore and Inishmaan

Inishmaan

Inishmaan is the middle of the three main Aran Islands in Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. It is part of County Galway in the province of Connacht....
, it was formerly known as Bealach na h-Áite. Foul Sound / An Súnda Salach lies between Inishmaan and Inisheer

Inisheer

Inisheer is the smallest and most eastern of the three Aran Islands in Galway Bay, Ireland....
, 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

Sailing

Sailing is the art of controlling a boat with large pieces of canvas cloth called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed of a boat....
craft, the Galway Hooker

Galway Hooker

The Galway Hooker is a traditional sailing boat used in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland. The hooker was developed for the strong seas there....
.

Galway Bay in popular culture

Galway Bay is mentioned in the lyrics of "Fairytale of New York

Fairytale of New York

"Fairytale of New York" is a Christmas song by English peopleIrish people folk-rock group The Pogues, and featuring the British singer Kirsty MacColl....
" in the line The boys of the NYPD choir
Choir

A choir, chorale, or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral Music, in turn, is the music written specifically for a choir to perform....
were singing "Galway Bay". This is a reference to the song 'Galway Bay'.

Galway Bay is also mentioned in a song performed by Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Sir Thomas Sean Connery is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award winning Scotland actor and film producer who is best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films....
in Disney's Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Darby O'Gill and the Little People is a Walt Disney Pictures feature film starring Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, and Sean Connery in a tale about a wily Ireland and his battle of wits with leprechauns....
:

"Have you ever seen the seagulls a-flying on to Heaven

Heaven

Heaven may refer to the physical heavens, the atmosphere or the seemingly endless expanse of the universe beyond. This is the traditional literal meaning of the term in English, however since at least AD 1000, it is typically also used to refer to an afterlife plane of existence in various religions and spirituality philosophy, often descri...
or the crimson sail

Sail

A sail is any type of surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind—in essence a vertically-oriented wing. Sails are used in sailing....
s on Galway Bay the fishermen unfurl?

Oh, the Earth

Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the World and Wiktionary:Terra.Note that by International Astronomical Union convention, the term "Terra" is used for naming extensive land masses, rather...
is filled with beauty

Beauty

Beauty is a characteristic of a person, Location , Object , or idea that provides a perception experience of pleasure, Value , or satisfaction....
and it's gathered all together in the form and face and dainty grace of a pretty Irish girl.

Oh, she is my dear, my darling one. Her eyes so sparkling full of fun. No other, no other can match the likes of her.

Oh, she is my dear, my darling one. My smiling and beguiling one. I love the ground she walks upon, my darling Irish girl."

John Lennon

John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon, Order of the British Empire was an English Rock music musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles....
's song "The Luck of the Irish

Some Time in New York City

Some Time in New York City was released in 1972 and is John Lennon's third post-Beatles album, fifth with Yoko Ono and, third with producer Phil Spector....
" contains the following lines:

If we could make chains with the morning dew
Dew

Dew is water in the form of droplets that appears on thin, exposed objects in the morning or evening. As the exposed surface cools by thermal radiation its heat, atmospheric moisture condensation at a rate greater than that at which it can evaporation, resulting in the formation of water droplets....

The world
World

World is a common name for the planet Earth seen from a human worldview, as a place inhabited by human beings. It is often used to signify the sum of human experience and history, or the 'human condition' in general....
would be like Galway Bay

Galway Bay is also mentioned in Steve Earle

Steve Earle

Stephen 'Steve' Fain Earle is an United States singer-songwriter, well known for his rock music and country music, as well as his political views....
's musical tribute to Townes Van Zandt

Townes Van Zandt

John Townes Van Zandt , best known as Townes Van Zandt, was a country music-folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet. Many of his songs, including "If I Needed You," "To Live Is To Fly," and "No Place to Fall" are considered standards of their genre....
, "Ft. Worth Blues":

"There's a full moon

Full moon

Full moon is a lunar phase that occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. More precisely, a full moon occurs when the geocentric apparent longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180 degrees; the Moon is then in opposition with the Sun....
over Galway Bay tonight Silver light

Light

Light, or visible light, is electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength that is Visible spectrum to the human eye , or up to 380?750 nm. In the broader field of physics, light is sometimes used to refer to electromagnetic radiation of all wavelengths, whether visible or not....
over green and blue And every place I travel through, I find Some kinda sign that you've been through "

Earle also mentions Galway and The Long Walk in his song "Galway Girl

Galway Girl

"Galway Girl" or "The Galway Girl" is a song written by Steve Earle and recorded with the Irish fiddler Sharon Shannon, which was featured on Earle's 2000 album Transcendental Blues....
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