Editing Galway Bay (section)

==Drowning tragedy of 1902==
On 4 May 1902, eight fishermen from a nearby village lost their lives while sailing on Galway Bay, near [[Kilcolgan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Eight fishermen drown |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=10 May 1902 }}</ref><ref name="GalwayIndependent">{{cite news|last1=Madden |first1=Marie |title=Talking History |work=Galway Independent |url=http://galwayindependent.com/20120516/news/talking-history-S3924.html |access-date=1 May 2015 |date=16 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100828/http://galwayindependent.com/20120516/news/talking-history-S3924.html |archive-date=18 May 2015 }}</ref> Seven (Patrick Folan, Patrick Burns, Patrick McDonagh, John Barrett, Michael Burke, Michael Dwyer and Stephen Hynes) drowned; Patrick Walsh swam to shore at nearby [[Kilcolgan]], but died of exhaustion on the beach.<ref name="GalwayIndependent"/> A fundraising campaign was organised for the families of the drowned fishermen.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fund for drowned men |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=27 May 1902 }}</ref>

[[File:Claddagh Memorial Galway Bay.jpg|240px|thumb|Cladagh Memorial opposite St Mary's Church, the Claddagh, Galway]]