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Bloody Bay may refer to: Battle of Bloody Bay, a naval battle; Bloody Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; Bloody Bay Poison Frog, a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae; A village and a bay in the island of Tobago by this name. A legend states that a naval battle took place in 1666.
The Battle of Bloody Bay, or Blàr Bàgh na Fala in Scottish Gaelic, was a naval battle fought near Tobermory, Scotland. It was fought on the coast of Mull 2 miles (3 kilometres) north of Tobermory, between John MacDonald of Islay , the Lord of the Isles and chief of Clan Donald ; and his son, Angus Og Macdonald .
On Little Cayman, 'Bloody Bay Wall' and 'Jackson Bay' are dive destinations. Little Cayman features shallow dives as low at 20 feet and as deep as 6,000 feet. [3] They are both situated on the north side of the island and are not accessible year-round because of weather conditions.
While the first settlement and harbor were on the northside coastline in the area off of the "Bloody Bay Wall", Blossom Village was the second settlement in the early 1800s on the southside, on South Hole Sound', and is where the school, stores, post office, park, and the back sandy road are located today. After the 1932 hurricane which claimed ...
The area's welcoming and hospitable reputation grew over time and the first of many resorts was constructed in the mid to late 1960s. The first hotel in Negril was the Yacht Club by Mary's Bay on the West End. When the road between Montego Bay and Negril was improved in the early 1970s, it helped to increase Negril's status as a new resort ...
The Bloody Bay poison frog (Mannophryne olmonae) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to the island of Tobago in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and streams mainly in the northeastern mountainous half of the island.
Originally, Glovertown was called Bloody Bay. That name dated back to the 18th century and supposedly it referred to a massacre of a family of 11 by Beothuk natives that were living in the area at the time. The town was renamed Alexander Bay in 1894. During 1894, a section of railway was being built in the area.
This place is near Tobermory, and has since been known as Badh-na-fola, and the conflict is known as the Battle of Bloody Bay. [1] Hector Odhar not only headed his clan, but also took his hereditary post of lieutenant-general under the John of Islay, Earl of Ross. A naval engagement was fought with the most rancorous animosity, and prodigious ...