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Cleggan Bay Disaster
Cleggan Disaster memorial on Inishbofin
Date28 October 1927 (1927-10-28)
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates53°35′28″N 10°10′16″W / 53.591151°N 10.171157°W / 53.591151; -10.171157
Deaths45

The Cleggan Bay Disaster, which occurred on 27 October 1927, was a strong gale that resulted in the deaths of 45 fishermen off the coast of County Galway.[1][2]

  1. ^ Feeney, Marie (2001). The Cleggan Bay disaster : an account of the savage storm in October 1927 that devastated the Connemara communities of Rossadilisk and Inishbofin. Penumbra Press. ISBN 978-0-9541265-0-6.
  2. ^ "More than a Fishing Village". Connemara Life | Explore Ireland's Adventurous West Coast. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

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