Clew Bay
Clew Bay is a large ocean bay on the Atlantic coast of County Mayo, Ireland. It is roughly rectangular and has more than a hundred small islands on its landward side, Ireland's best example of sunken drumlins.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: L S Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Louisburgh and Lecanvey.
Louisburgh
Town
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Louisburgh is a small town on the southwest corner of Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. It is home to Sancta Maria College and the Gráinne O'Malley Interpretive Centre. Louisburgh is situated 8 km south of Clew Bay.
Lecanvey
Village
Lecanvey or Leckanvy is a seaside village in County Mayo, Ireland, between Westport and Louisburgh, about 2 km west of Murrisk. It has a small beach with Lecanvey Pier. Lecanvey is situated 10 km southeast of Clew Bay.
Clew Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay on the west coast of Ireland
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Clew Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Venetian—“Clew Bay” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Clew badia”
- Breton: “Cuan Mó”
- Catalan: “Badia de Clew”
- Cebuano: “Clew Bay”
- Chinese: “克卢湾”
- Chinese: “克盧灣”
- Czech: “Clew Bay”
- Dutch: “Clew Bay”
- French: “Clew Bay”
- German: “Clew Bay”
- Irish: “Cuan Mó”
- Italian: “baia di Clew”
- Italian: “Baia di Clew”
- Italian: “Baia di Newport”
- Italian: “Baia di Westport”
- Italian: “Clew Bay”
- Italian: “Newport Bay”
- Italian: “Westport Bay”
- Japanese: “クルーベイ”
- Macedonian: “Клу”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Clew Bay”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Clewbukten”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Clew Bay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Clewbukta”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cuan Mó”
- Norwegian: “Clewbukten”
- Russian: “Залив Клю”
- Russian: “Залив Клюв”
- Russian: “Клю (залив)”
- Russian: “Клю”
- Slovak: “Clew Bay”
- Spanish: “Bahia de Clew”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Clew”
- Swedish: “Clew Bay”
- Venetian: “Baja de Clew”
- “Clew Bay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gubbaun Point and Dooghbeg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Altapheebera and Old Head.
County Mayo: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Castlebar, Achill Island, Westport, and Knock.
Curious Bays to Discover
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