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Galway Bay

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Galway Bay inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 30 mi (48 km) long, W Republic of Ireland, in counties Galway and Clare. The Aran Islands protect its entrance. Numerous islands dot the Galway Bay, which receives water from Lough Corrib.


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Galway
city (1991 pop. 50,853), seat of Co. Galway, W Republic of Ireland, on Galway Bay near the mouth of the Corrib River. Industries...marble, and woolen goods are exported. Galway was first incorporated by Richard II...the battle of Aughrim. For centuries Galway traded extensively with Spain, and ... Read more
Galway
...Atlantic Ocean. Its seat, the town of Galway (pop., 2002 prelim.: 65,774), is at the head of Galway Bay. The descendants of the followers of...1230s, became known as the tribes of Galway. After 1652 the land settlement of Oliver...established a new class of landed proprietors. Galway is ... Read more
Galway
...mi (5,939 sq km), W Republic of Ireland. The county town is Galway . The county is divided into two sections by Lough Corrib...chief of which are the Aran Islands , lying off the mouth of Galway Bay. The main industries are agriculture (sheep, cattle, oats... Read more
Aran Islands
, 18 sq mi (47 sq km), Co. Galway, W Republic of Ireland, in Galway Bay. The three islands are Inishmore (the largest), Inisheer, and Inishmaan. The islands are barren; farming and fishing prevail economically... Read more
Clare
Clare County between Galway Bay and the River Shannon estuary, Munster province, w Republic of Ireland. Ennis is the county town. The area is hilly and infertile... Read more

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