Donegal Bay






Location of Donegal Bay.


Donegal Bay (Bá Dhún na nGall in Irish) is an inlet (or bay) in the northwest of Ireland. Three counties – Donegal to the north and west, Leitrim and Sligo to the south – have shorelines on the bay, which is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The town of Donegal and the River Eske lie at the head of the bay.


Donegal Bay was also the site of the assassination of Admiral of the Fleet The 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, whose unguarded boat was attacked with an explosive by terrorists of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in August 1979.


Donegal Bay is Ireland's largest bay, and also contains Ulster's highest (and Europe's sixth-highest[citation needed]) sea cliffs at Slieve League, which tower 1972 ft (601 m) above sea level.


Donegal Bay's beaches have some of Europe's finest surfing, caused by a combination by a direct west-facing location and the funnel-shape of Donegal Bay (the westerlies of the Atlantic Ocean get funnelled into a relatively small area, which increases the size of the swell). Rossnowlagh and Bundoran are recognised by the European surfing community as among Ireland's finest surf beaches with good facilities and excellent water quality.




Contents






  • 1 Towns on the Bay


  • 2 Rivers that empty into the bay


  • 3 Islands in the bay


  • 4 Geographical coordinates


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links


  • 7 Other projects





Towns on the Bay




Donegal Bay on Ireland's west coast



  • Ballyshannon

  • Bundoran

  • Coolmore

  • Donegal

  • Killybegs

  • Mountcharles

  • Mullaghmore

  • Rossnowlagh

  • Tullaghan



Rivers that empty into the bay




  • River Drowes (between Bundoran and Tullaghan)


  • River Erne (at Ballyshannon)


  • River Eske (at Donegal Town)



Islands in the bay



  • Isle of St Ernan

  • Belle's Isle

  • Rotten Island



Geographical coordinates



  • Latitude: 54° 40' N (54.67)

  • Longitude: 9° 04' W (-9.07)

  • NWS buoy: 62093 M4



References


  • Slieve League cliffs


External links



  • Donegal Bay Visitors site

  • Donegal Bay Weather Buoy



Other projects


Media related to Donegal Bay at Wikimedia Commons


Coordinates: 54°32′N 8°30′W / 54.533°N 8.500°W / 54.533; -8.500










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