Gweebarra Bay

Gweebarra Bay
Irish: Gaoth Beara
A view of the Bay.
Gweebarra Bay is located in Ireland
Gweebarra Bay
Gweebarra Bay
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Donegal, Ireland
Coordinates54°52′N 8°26′W / 54.867°N 8.433°W / 54.867; -8.433
TypeBay
Primary inflowsRiver Gweebarra

Gweebarra Bay (Irish: Gaoth Beara)[1] is located on the west coast of County Donegal, in Ireland.[2] The mouth of the River Gweebarra and Inishkeel Island are here.[3][4]

The towns near the bay are Narin,[5] Portnoo,[6] Lettermacaward,[7] and Cor.[4]

  1. ^ "Gaoth Beara/Gweebarra". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland – Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ Magnier, Eileen (26 April 2024). "Upgraded section of N56 officially opened in Co Donegal". RTÉ News. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  3. ^ Ronayne, Liam (2000). Donegal: South of the Gap. Illustrations by Brian Gallagher. Cottage Publications. p. 44. ISBN 9781900935159.
  4. ^ a b "Map" (PDF).
  5. ^ Kearney, Dominic (30 January 2016). "Eating Out: Striking gold at Nancy's of Ardara". Irish News. Retrieved 18 October 2024. Across Gweebarra Bay, Narin Strand curved like a horseshoe, its northerly arm reaching out to Inniskeel when the tide permitted.
  6. ^ Maguire, Stephen (8 November 2018). "Funding released to study Donegal's coastal erosion issues". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  7. ^ McCallig, Elaine (13 August 2016). "My Donegal… with makeup artist Abby Bonner". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 18 October 2024.