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The bay is also home to Dorinish, a private island purchased by John Lennon in 1967. [11] Glenans Ireland, a non-profit sailing school, had a branch on Collanmore Island where sailing was taught. [citation needed] Legend has it that Clew Bay has 365 islands in it—"an island for every day of the year".
Map of County Mayo's western seaboard Achill is Ireland's largest island Clew Bay contains 141 named islands, along with numerous tidal islets This articles lists the islands of County Mayo, the mainland of which is part of the island of Ireland. Included in this list are named offshore and freshwater islands as recorded by Ordnance Survey Ireland or the Placenames Database of Ireland ...
The island features in the song "Clare Island" by the Irish folk-rock band, the Saw Doctors from their 1996 album, Same Oul' Town. In the song, the island is described as a haven from hectic city life. It is also mentioned in the lyrics of the song "The Green and Red of Mayo". Clare Island is the setting for Bob Quinn's film Budawanny (1987).
Clew Bay 28 29 32 0 37281: Collanmore Island or Collan More Island Collainn Mhór Mayo Clew Bay 197 53 [n 4] 213 5 37253: Clynish: Claidhnis Mayo Clew Bay 80 42 87 3 37251: Island More an tOileán Mór Mayo Clew Bay 77 42 88 3 [n 18: 37293: Knockycahillaun Cnoc Uí Chathaláin Mayo Clew Bay 34 36 41 0 None [n 18
Dorinish (Irish: Deoirinis) is an uninhabited island in Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. During the 1970s it was briefly inhabited by Hippies who established a commune there under the patronage of the island's then owner John Lennon .
English: Clew Bay is in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. It contains Ireland’s best example of sunken glacial drumlins. It contains Ireland’s best example of sunken glacial drumlins. Clew Bay is associated with Grace O’Malley, the Pirate Queen during Elizabethan times; and Dorinish, a private island purchased by John Lennon.
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Westport has a small adjoining port, the quay, once busy but no longer used for commercial shipping. In 1894, the harbour was the scene of the Clew Bay Drowning. The quay is situated some distance from the deep waters of Clew Bay, a defensive advantage in the towns development which was noted in an Irish Times article of 1884: