Editing Galway Bay (section)

===Songs===
*From traditional Irish song ''[[The Rare Old Mountain Dew]]'':
{{poemquote|
Let grasses grow and waters flow
In a free and easy way
But give me enough of the rare old stuff
That's made near Galway Bay}}

*From [[John Lennon]]'s song ''[[Some Time in New York City|The Luck of the Irish]]'':
{{poemquote|
If we could make chains with the morning dew
The world would be like Galway Bay
}}

*From [[Arthur Colahan]]'s song ''[[Galway Bay (song)|Galway Bay]]'':
{{poemquote|
If you ever go across the sea to Ireland
Then maybe at the closing of your day
You will go and see the moon rise over [[Claddagh]]
Or see the sun go down at Galway Bay.
}}

*From a song performed by [[Sean Connery]] in [[Disney]]'s ''[[Darby O'Gill and the Little People]]'':
{{poemquote|
Have you ever seen the seagulls
a-flying o'er the Heather
or the crimson sails on Galway Bay
the fishermen unfurl?
}}

*From [[Steve Earle]]'s musical tribute to [[Townes Van Zandt]], ''Ft. Worth Blues'':
{{poemquote|
There's a [[full moon]] over Galway Bay tonight
Silver light over green and blue
And every place I travel through, I find
Some kinda sign that you've been through
}}
:Earle also mentions Galway and [[Spanish Arch|The Long Walk]] in his song "[[Galway Girl (Steve Earle song)|Galway Girl]]".

*From [[the Pogues]]'s ''[[Fairytale of New York]]'':
{{poemquote|
The boys in the NYPD choir
are still singing "Galway Bay"
And the bells are ringing out
For Christmas day.
}}

*From [[Toasted Heretic]]'s ''Galway Bay'':
{{poemquote|
The sun goes down on Galway Bay
The daughter goes down on me
Her dad's not due until one or maybe two
And I'm happy as I'll ever be
}}

*From [[The Mahones]] ''A Drunken Night in Dublin'':
{{poemquote|
A drunk night in Dublin
Ended up in Galway Bay
}}

*From [[The Waterboys]]' ''Spring Comes to Spiddal'':<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/spring-comes-to-spiddal-lyrics-waterboys.html |title=Spring Comes to Spiddal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326195303/http://www.metrolyrics.com/spring-comes-to-spiddal-lyrics-waterboys.html|archive-date=2016-03-26|url-status=unfit|access-date=7 February 2016}}</ref>
{{poemquote|
On a soft and fresh Atlantic air a mist of pollen floats
On Galway Bay I spy a gaily painted fishing boat
}}

*Galway Bay is also mentioned in ''[[Ireland's Call]]'', Ireland's official rugby anthem, written by [[Phil Coulter]].