Clew Bay (Irish Cuan Mó) is a natural ocean bay in County Mayo, Ireland. It contains Ireland's best example of sunken drumlins. According to tradition, there is an island in the bay for every day of the year. The bay is overlooked by Croagh Patrick, Ireland's holy mountain, and the mountains of North Mayo. Clare Island guards the entrance of the bay. From the southwest part of the bay eastwards are Louisburgh, Lecanvey, Murrisk, and Westport; north of Westport is Newport, and westwards from there lies Mulranny, gateway to Achill. From the south side of the bay, between Clare Island and Achill, Bills Rocks can be seen. Image File history File links Clew-Bay. ... In geography, a bay or gulf is a collection of water that is surrounded by land on three sides. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Castlebar Code: MO Area: 5,397 km² Population (2006) 123,648 Website: www. ... Drumlin in Cato, New York A drumlin (Gaelic druim the crest of a hill) is an elongated whale-shaped hill formed by glacial action. ... Croagh Patrick (Cruach Phádraig in Irish), known locally as the Reek, is a mountain in the west of Ireland in County Mayo. ... Clare Island is magnificent mountainous island guarding the entrance to Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. ... Louisburgh (Cluain Cearbán in Irish) is a small town on the southwest corner of Clew Bay. ... Lecanvey (Leac an Anfa in Irish) is a seaside village in County Mayo between Westport and Louisburgh, about 2km west of Murrisk. ... Murrisk (Muraisc in Irish) is a village in County Mayo, on the south side of Clew Bay, about 6km west of Westport. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Newport (Baile Uí Fhiacháin in Irish) is a small town in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Keem bay on Achill island is said to be one of the most beautiful beaches in Ireland. ...

Clew Bay was the focus of the O'Malley family possessions in the Middle Ages, and is associated especially with Grace O'Malley. The bay is also home to Dorinish, a private island purchased by John Lennon in 1967. Glenans Irish Sailing Club, a non-profit sailing school, has a branch on Collanmore Island where sailing on dinghys, sailboards and catamarans are taught. In recent years there has been controversy over fish-farming in the bay. Gráinne Ní Mháille, also known as Granuaile or Gráinne Mhaol, known in English as Grace O’Malley (c. ... Dorinish is an uninhabited island in Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. ... A private island is a privately owned island. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Glenans Ireland is a non-profit sailing school affiliated to but now independent of the larger french les Glénans sailing school. ... One of the larger of the islands in Clew Bay, Collanmore Island has a base of Glenans Ireland, a non-profit sailing school. ... Sailing at sunset Wooden sailing boat Sailing is the skillful art of controlling the motion of a sailing ship or sailboat, across a body of water. ... Dinghy of the schooner Adventuress A dinghy is a small utility boat attached to a larger boat. ... Windsurfing in Essex, England Windsurfing (also called boardsailing) is a sport involving travel over water on a small 2-4. ... It has been suggested that Catamaran History be merged into this article or section. ... A demonstration aquaculture facility Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. ...

Clew Bay including Clare Island and Old Head

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Islands of Clew Bay

Legend has it that Clew Bay has 365 islands in it—"an island for every day of the year". The large number of drumlins at the east end of the bay gave rise to this myth, but in fact there are not so many.

Drumlin islands, sandbars, and rocks

This chart shows the relative positions of the islands, sandbars, and rocks in the eastern half of Clew Bay. There are 117.