Rusheen Bay

Windsurfers in Rusheen Bay

Rusheen Bay (Irish: Cuan an Roisín)^[1] is a bay in County Galway on the west coast of Ireland. Rusheen Bay is near Galway city and is known for windsurfing. This bay is used for both flat water ballasting and freestyle.^{[citation needed]} The Rusheen Bay Windsurfing School is open from April through to September and provides lessons and rentals for windsurfing, kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding.^{[citation needed]}

Eight children were rescued from drowning in the bay by surfers in July 2015,^[2] in an incident that saw a number of bravery awards and one of the rescuers, Alan Herdman, was named Young Person of The Year for his actions.^[3][4][5][6]

References

1. "Cuan an Roisín / Rusheen Bay". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
2. Farragher, Francis (24 July 2015). "Surfers save eight kids in rescue drama". Connacht Tribune. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015.
3. "Galway Man Wins Pride Of Ireland Bravery Award". Galway Bay FM. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
4. McMahon, Victoria (4 June 2016). "Hero reveals moment he saved eight youngsters from drowning as he's nominated for Pride of Ireland awards". Irish Daily Mirror. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
5. Hilliard, Mark (8 November 2016). "Irish Water Safety awards: brave rescues recognised". Irish Times. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
6. O'Donoghue, Donal (17 December 2016). "Accidental Hero". RTÉ Guide. p. 26.

53.257°N 9.118°W / 53.257; -9.118