Gweebarra Bay

Coordinates: 54°52′N 8°27′W / 54.867°N 8.450°W / 54.867; -8.450
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Gweebarra Bay is located in Ireland
Gweebarra Bay
Gweebarra Bay
Gweebarra Bay (Ireland)

Gweebarra Bay (Irish: Gaoth Beara) is located on the west coast of County Donegal, in Ireland. The mouth of the River Gweebarra and Innishkeel Island are here.

The towns on the bay are Narin; Portnoo; and Cor

A view of the Bay.

References in popular culture[edit]

  • The majority of Lucy Caldwell's 2006 novel Where They Were Missed is set around Gweebarra Bay.
  • Irish singer Maggie Boyle's song "Gweebarra Shore" (album "Gweebarra" 1998) tells of loss and of childhood memories of this place.
  • Poet Seamus Heaney refers to Gweebarra in his poem "The Singer's House" published in 1979 as part of his collection Field Work.
  • Irish Singer Hozier makes reference to Gweebarra in his song “Butchered Tongue” (album “Unreal Unearth” 2023) dealing with marginalisation and oppression of minority and indigenous languages such as Irish.

See also[edit]

54°52′N 8°27′W / 54.867°N 8.450°W / 54.867; -8.450