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Clew Bay was the heart of the Gaelic territory of Umhaill, ruled by the Uí Máille . Umhaill's last and most famous ruler was Grace O'Malley (Gráinne Ní Mháille), nicknamed "the pirate queen". The O'Malleys had a fleet of ships and several castles around Clew Bay, including Carrickkildavnet Castle , Carrickahowley Castle and Granuaile's ...
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 ...
Mine Head Lighthouse: Mine Head ... Clew Bay: 1818: 1965: Refurbished as a guest house. [4] Culmore Point: Culmore Londonderry: River Foyle ...
Clew Bay Heritage Centre is a local history museum in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Located in the west of the town, on the pier, it illustrates the social history and heritage of the Clew Bay area and Westport .
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Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland, is a vast field of drowned drumlins, which are now islands. The recent retreat of a marginal outlet glacier of Hofsjökull in Iceland [ 21 ] exposed a drumlin field with more than 50 drumlins ranging from 90 to 320 m (300–1,050 ft) in length, 30 to 105 m (100–340 ft) in width, and 5 to 10 m (16–33 ft) in ...
Louisburgh is located on the R335 regional road. It can be approached from Westport (13 miles) or from Leenane (19 miles). The former approach passes along Clew Bay on one side and Croagh Patrick on the other, while the latter passes through lake and mountain scenery past Doo Lough and Delphi Lodge.
Wild Atlantic Way road signs in County Clare. The Wild Atlantic Way (Irish: Slí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin) is a tourism trail on the west coast, and on parts of the north and south coasts, of Ireland.