Mulroy Bay

Mulroy Bay, Co. Donegal.

Mulroy Bay (Irish: Cuan na Maoil Ruaidh^[1]) is a relatively small bay / sea loch on the north coast of County Donegal, Ireland.

Mulroy Bay is the most convoluted of the marine inlets in north-west Ireland. It is approximately 12 km long in a north-south direction. The entrance to the bay is a narrow embayment leading to a winding entrance channel 10 km in length. This channel varies in width and depth, with three significant narrows only 100-150 m across, where the current reaches maxima of 3-5 knots. It opens into the Broad Water, an open shallow sea lough 8 km from north to south and 2.5 km from east to west, generally less than 20 m in depth and with many small rocky islands and islets.^[2][3]

Settlements founded on the bay include Milford, Kerrykeel and Cranford.

References

1. ^ http://logainm.ie/?text=Mulroy+Bay&placeID=111309
2. ^ http://www.libraryireland.com/Atlas/Donegal.php
3. ^ http://www.rpsgroup.com/Group/News/November-2007/Monitoring-Buoys-for-Mulroy-Bay-Aquaculture.aspx

Mulroy Bay has extensive Fish and Shellfish farming operations. Mussels, Scallops and Salmon are grown on a commercial basis.

External links

Mulroy Bay on Ecoserve.ie

Coordinates: 55°09′N 7°41′W / 55.15°N 7.683°W / 55.15; -7.683