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Clew Bay
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Clew Bay (Irish Cuan Mó) is a natural ocean bay in County Mayo, Ireland. It contains Ireland's best example of sunken drumlins. According to tradition, there is an island in the bay for every day of the year. The bay is overlooked by Croagh Patrick, Ireland's holy mountain, and the mountains of North Mayo. Clare Island guards the entrance of the bay. From the southwest part of the bay eastwards are Louisburgh, Lecanvey, Murrisk, and Westport; north of Westport is Newport, and westwards from there lies Mulranny, gateway to Achill. From the south side of the bay, between Clare Island and Achill, Bills Rocks can be seen.
Clew Bay was the focus of the O'Malley family possessions in the Middle Ages, and is associated especially with Grace O'Malley. The bay is also home to Dorinish, a private island purchased by John Lennon in 1967. Glenans Irish Sailing Club, a non-profit sailing school, has a branch on Collanmore Island where sailing on dinghys, sailboards and catamarans are taught. In recent years there has been controversy over fish-farming in the bay.
Legend has it that Clew Bay has 365 islands in it—"an island for every day of the year". The large number of drumlins at the east end of the bay gave rise to this myth, but in fact there are not so many.
This chart shows the relative positions of the islands, sandbars, and rocks in the eastern half of Clew Bay. There are 117.
| 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | |
| 96 | Inishkeel | Inishbobunnan (Unnamed) |
Beetle Island North Inishlim |
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| 95 | Moynish More | Black Rock Inisherkin |
Inishgowla Beetle Island South Inishnacross |
Inishtubrid | Inishquirk | Illannambraher | Roslynagh | Gobfadda Kid Island East |
Forillan Illanavrick Camel Island |
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| 94 | Moynish Beg | Inishcooa Roeillaun |
Inishdeashmore Inishdeashbeg |
Inishilra Inishcarrick Inishcorky |
Inishdasky Inishcoragh (Unnamed) |
Freaghillanluggagh | Inishdaweel Muckinish Illanascraw |
Inishturlin | Rabbit Island | ||
| 93 | Inishcannon | Inisheanmore Rock Carrickachorra Carricklahan |
Freaghillan West Inishkee |
Freaghillan East Inishcuill West Inishfesh |
Inishcuill Carrickwee |
Rosbarnagh Island Carrigeennaronty |
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| 92 | Inishoo | Illanmaw Inishgowla |
Mauherillan Inishlaughil |
Inishmolt Inishbollog |
Inishdaff | Inishloy | |||||
| 91 | Inishbee | Calf Island Derrinish |
Inishcottle | Illannaconney Inishnakillew |
Inishturk | ||||||
| 90 | Rabbit Island | Knocky-Cahillaun Quinnsheen Island |
Freaghillan Moneybeg Island Clynish Illaunnamona |
Carrigeenglass North Trawbaun Carrigeenglass |
Atticlea Island | ||||||
| 89 | Island More | Collan Beg | Collan More Carrigeenglass South |
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| 88 | Inishgort | Inishlyre | |||||||||
| 87 | Dorinish More | Inishlaghan | Crovinish Carrickwee |
Illanataggart Rocky Island |
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| 86 | Creggandillisk | Dorinish Beg Inishimmel |
Inishleague | Inishgowla South Inishraher |
Forillan Carrickawart Island Finnaun Island |
Stony Island | Cleavlagh Strand | ||||
| 85 | Carrickataha | Bartraw Inishdaugh |
Inisheeny | Corillan Carricknamore |
Green Islands | Carricknacaly | Monkellys Rocks Inishweela Illanroe |
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| 84 | Cahernaran Island | Annagh Island West Sruffanbaun Strand |
Annagh Island East Illanatee |
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| 83 | Annagh Island Middle Roeillan |