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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.
Clew Bay was the focus of the O'Malley family possessions in the Middle Ages, and is associated especially with Gráinne O'Malley. During the Irish Civil War in July 1922, 400 Free State troops were landed at Clew Bay to take Westport and Castlebar from Anti-Treaty forces. The bay is also home to Dorinish, a private island purchased by John Lennon in 1967. Les Glénans, a non-profit sailing school, has a branch on Collanmore Island where sailing on dinghys, sailboards and catamarans is taught. In recent years there has been controversy over fish-farming in the bay.
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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.
86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 96 Inishkeel Inishbobunnan
(Unnamed)Beetle Island North
Inishlim95 Moynish More Black Rock
InisherkinInishgowla
Beetle Island South
InishnacrossInishtubrid Inishquirk Illannambraher Roslynagh Gobfadda
Kid Island EastForillan
Illanavrick
Camel Island94 Moynish Beg Inishcooa
RoeillaunInishdeashmore
InishdeashbegInishilra
Inishcarrick
InishcorkyInishdasky
Inishcoragh
(Unnamed)Freaghillanluggagh Inishdaweel
Muckinish
IllanascrawInishturlin Rabbit Island 93 Inishcannon Inisheanmore Rock
Carrickachorra
CarricklahanFreaghillan West
InishkeeFreaghillan East
Inishcuill West
InishfeshInishcuill
CarrickweeRosbarnagh Island
Carrigeennaronty92 Inishoo Illanmaw
InishgowlaMauherillan
InishlaughilInishmolt
InishbollogInishdaff Inishloy 91 Inishbee Calf Island
DerrinishInishcottle Illannaconney
InishnakillewInishturk 90 Rabbit Island Knocky-Cahillaun
Quinnsheen IslandFreaghillan
Moneybeg Island
Clynish
IllaunnamonaCarrigeenglass North
Trawbaun
CarrigeenglassAtticlea Island 89 Island More Collan Beg Collan More
Carrigeenglass South88 Inishgort Inishlyre 87 Dorinish More Inishlaghan Crovinish
CarrickweeIllanataggart
Rocky Island86 Creggandillisk Dorinish Beg
InishimmelInishleague Inishgowla South
InishraherForillan
Carrickawart Island
Finnaun IslandStony Island Cleavlagh Strand 85 Carrickataha Bartraw
InishdaughInisheeny Corillan
CarricknamoreGreen Islands Carricknacaly Monkellys Rocks
Inishweela
Illanroe84 Cahernaran Island Annagh Island West
Sruffanbaun StrandAnnagh Island East
Illanatee83 Annagh Island Middle
RoeillanCoordinates: 53°50′N 9°48′W / 53.833°N 9.8°W
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Categories:- Bays of County Mayo
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