St George’s Channel
General data
- Water type: Bay
- Progression: Celtic Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Temperate
- Continents: Europe
- Countries: Republic of Ireland, Wales (UK)
Description
St George’s Channel is a sea channel connecting the Irish Sea to the north and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. The name St George’s Channel is recorded in 1578 in Martin Frobisher’s record of his second voyage. It is said to derive from a legend that Saint George had voyaged to Roman Britain from the Byzantine Empire, approaching Britain via the channel that bears his name. The name was popularised by English settlers in Ireland after the Plantations.