Galway Bay

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The Galway Bay Galway Bay or ( Irish: Cuan na Gaillimhe ) is a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of Ireland. Galway city is located in the northeast of the bay, which is located in the north County Galway and south County Clare. It is 48 km long and 11-32 km wide. The Aran Islands and other smaller islands are their upstream west. The River Corrib flows into Galway Bay, in the 18th and 19th century by the Galway Hookers (Sailing ships) is frequented.

It is known to Galway Bay - mainly in the English-speaking world - through various popular songs. Both John Lennon in his song The Luck Of The Irish and Sean Connery in Darby O'Gill and the Little People of Galway Bay have sung. The most famous appearance is probably the song Fairytale of New York ( sung by the Irish band The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl Folksängering on the 1987 Pogues album "If I Should Fall from Grace with God " ) dar. The chorus states: "The boys of the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay, '" a reference to two old Irish folk songs and the high proportion of Irish -born police officer in New York City. The title Fairytale of New York was elected to the U.S. and in the UK on a regular basis to one of the most popular Christmas songs. Although the original folk songs themselves are most Irish unknown, the popular title and Galway Bay living in these songs on.

Economy

In the bay the famous Galway Oysters ( oysters ) and salmon are bred.