Galway Bay Galway Bay Galway Bay (Irish: "Loch Lurgain" or "Cuan na Gaillimhe") is a large bay (or sea lough) on the west coast of Ireland, between County Galway in the province of Connacht to the north and the Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster to the south. Galway city is located on the northeast side of the bay. The bay is about long and from to in breadth. The Aran Islands ("Oileáin Árann") are to the west across the entrance and there are numerous small islands within the bay. The approaches to the bay between the Aran Islands
Williamstown, County Galway Williamstown, County Galway Williamstown () is a small village located on the R360 regional road in the townland of Corralough in northeast County Galway, Ireland. The village is situated half way between Dunmore and Ballymoe in north County Galway. Few other places will boast of such a strange beginning because it was founded in the last century by William McDermott, a local landlord, just to spite a rival, Peter Bumford, who tried to establish another town close by! All is quiet in Williamstown now, as the era of the landlord is long over, and the other town, Bumford, failed to