Glandore, Union Hall, Mill Cove & Tralong Bay
At a Glance
Contacts: Union Hall HM VHF 6 tel no +353
(0)28 34737 or +353 (0)8 66081944 (mob);
Glandore Yacht Club tel no +353 (0)28 33468 (Glandore Inn)
If unable to contact by phone use their FB page "Glandore Harbour Yacht Club"
Apart from Glandore Harbour and Union Hall there are two other anchorages in Glandore Bay between Galley Head and Glandore. They are both to the West of the Ross Carbery inlet which is too shallow to be of any use to the cruising yachtie.
Mill Cove is very narrow and approached from due South between
the rocks to the East & West of the inlet. The rocks to the
West of the inlet, known as The Black Rocks, are shown on the chart
as drying but in fact they stand quite high above the HW mark at
all states of the tide but bear in mind that the soundings here are
based on Admiralty nineteenth century lead line surveys so give all
dangers a good berth Although the cove is small and crowded with
local moorings you should be able to find room for a temporary stop
but might need to limit your swing with a second anchor.
Tralong Bay is entered from the SE on a course of about 325T into
the middle of the anchorage. Tralong Rock is very obvious but be
aware that there are further rocks to the SE of it by about half a
cable and also rocks between it and the shore so, again, give it a
wide berth. There are no facilities ashore and, obviously, no
shelter from the South. You should also be a bit wary of anchoring
here in a strong NW air stream which just maybe gets funnelled by
the valleys leading down into the coves.
Glandore Harbour and Union Hall Quay are at the head of the
Glandore Harbour inlet. In general the NE side of the harbour is
where the yachts live and Union Hall Quay is where the fishing
vessels operate.
Glandore is tucked into the NE corner where there is a minute
drying harbour overlooked by the Glandore Marine Hotel which
dominates the front. Glandore has its own yacht club based at the
Glandore Inn (which is up the hill to the SE of the pier) and
provides visitors moorings for which they charge. Other than the
hotel and the inn there is one other pub beyond the inn and that's
it, no shops or public toilets. The corner of the bay off Glandore
has numerous moorings (upwards of 50) so, if you prefer to anchor,
you may find yourself quite a way out from the landing in the
harbour.
Given that there may not be room and that the shelter here is not
very good in South to South East winds you may find it better to
anchor close to the shore north east of Union Hall Quay. There are
other moorings there but not nearly so many as at Glandore and the
shelter is much better but don't anchor too close to the channel
marked on the chart as there is constant fishing trawler traffic
which needs to use it.
Glandore, Union Hall, Mill Cove & Tralong Bay
Approach
You would be unwise to make the approach to Glandore harbour in the dark
....... or for the first time without AC 2092-1. This is also a
very dangerous place to make for in strong SE winds; the sea builds
into the entrance and will take you onto the rocks before you have
time to avoid them. You have to remember that once you are this far
west the Atlantic Ocean starts a hundred yards off the beach with
all that that entails. They lost a sizable fishing vessel here in
January of 2012 after a night of gale force winds had battered it
and then driven it onto Adam's Island at dawn as it tried to get
back in.
The safest way in is via our Initial Fix between Adam's Island and
Goat's Head although the channel between Sheela Point and Adam's
Island is perfectly viable as long as you identify Sheela's
Rocks.
If you are at all doubtful go round to the East of Adam's
Island; after all, it's only an extra half mile.
Shape your course from the initial fix towards Long Point until you
pick up the Glandore SW mark (a SHM, lit green Pylon) and then go
for the middle of the gap between it and the west shore. There are
two further green perches and a green SH buoy (Sunken Rock) to be
left to starboard before the anchorage off Glandore can be gained
straight ahead. Our photo of these marks on a foggy morning show
just how prominent all these marks are so you should not be
concerned about this entry in daylight; at night it would be a very
different proposition and very brave, if not foolhardy, if you
haven't been here before.
If you intend going round to Union Hall be very aware that the
water shoals for quite a way out to the north of Ballincolla House
due East of the Quay; in the season it will be easy to judge where
the channel is because the small boat moorings to the north of the
channel are close to its margins
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The anchorages at Mill Cove and Tralong Bay have been discussed
......but you may be able to get some idea of what to expect at
Mill Cove from this Google maps street View.
As has been said, in Glandore harbour you can anchor off Glandore
itself or pick up a visitors buoy; in fact it may be so busy here
that a visitors' buoy may be your only option and will cost you 15
Euros per vessel per night.
At Union Hall there is room to anchor off the shore to the north of
the deep channel. The anchorage marked on the charts to the north
of Poulgorm bridge beyond Union Hall is no use for a boat with a
mast as the clearance is too low but if you are confident of your
echo sounder you might try for the deep pool just to the south of
the bridge.
Facilities
There are no facilities at Glandore apart from water on the pier; you will have to cross to Union Hall to find shops and fuel (and that has to be ordered by road tanker in sufficient quantities to make it worthwhile for the retailer)
What to Do
At Glandore there are two pubs and a hotel for eating and
entertainment. Glandore Harbour Yacht Club members can be found
most Sundays during the racing season at the Glandore Inn. They
have a strong Classic boat racing fraternity (which explains that
Dragon lying to a buoy in one of our photos). Their website is
at
http://www.glandoreyc.com
In Union Hall the main shopping street is to the west of the
causeway where there is a Post Office, a store, a fish shop, a
coffee shop and five bars in as little as fifty yards; certainly
got their priorities right in this village!!
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