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Killary Harbour
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Killary Harbour / An Caoláire Rua is
Ireland's only "fjord".
It is disputed that it was actually formed
by glaciers.
It forms a partial border between counties
Galway and Mayo.
It is 16 kilometres long and in the centre
it is over 45 metres deep. |
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On its northern shore lies the mountain of Mweelrea, 817
metres high. Directly opposite, on the southern, Galway side
and near the mouth of the fjord, lies the hamlet of Rossroe
and the former An Óige youth hostel, now disused. This
building was itself converted and extended for the purpose
and was formerly a modest house which was used by Ludwig
Wittgenstein, the famous philosopher, as a quiet place to
write shortly after World War II. A plaque to this effect
was unveiled by President Mary Robinson in 1993.
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Nearby lies the so-called Green Road, a rough
road running along the side of the fjord back east towards Leenane at the head of
the fjord. It stretches for approximately nine kilometres
and was part of the famine relief program during the 19th
century.
Aquaculture is important locally with a salmon farm
based at Rossroe while mussel rafts are a common sight more
to the east.
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