Patricia
Yates
20th Century
Clare Island , Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland and a view of Clew Bay on the reverse
" P Yates" and inscribed on the reverse
pencil and watercolour
29 x 38.50 cm.
Unframed
Notes
Clare Island (Irish: Cliara or Oileán Chliara), also historically Inishcleer, is a mountainous island guarding the entrance to Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. Historically part of the kingdom of Umhaill, it is famous as the home of the 15th century pirate queen Gráinne O'Malley. The current population of the island is roughly 150. To the south-west lies Inishturk (inhabited) and Caher Island (uninhabited), and to the north is Achill Island.