Website/Catalog  (2015)  
 
Name: 'Macba'
Synonyms: 'Macba'
ARS Approved Exhibition Name: Galway Bay®
LCl, op, 1966, McGredy, Sam IV; flowers salmon-pink, reverse darker, 3½-4 in., 20 petals, borne in small clusters, slight fragrance; foliage medium green, glossy; vigorous (9-12 ft.) growth. [Gruss an Heidelberg × Queen Elizabeth]. Garden Rating: 8.1

Booklet  (2008)  
 
An Information List of all Varieties. p4
1966. Galway Bay - 60/1981. Nicknamed Connacht

Book  (Aug 2002)  Page(s) 42.  
 
Galway Bay
Rated 8.1

Book  (Jul 1993)  Page(s) 86.  
 
Galway Bay Description... Large, double, Hybrid Tea flowers of salmon-pink colouring...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 199.  
 
Galway Bay® Large-flowered Climber, salmon-pink, 1966, (MACba); 'Heidelberg' x 'Queen Elizabeth'; McGredy, S., IV. Description.

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 136.  Includes photo(s).
 
A climbing Floribunda. McGredy (Northern Ireland) 1966. ('Heidelberg' x 'Queen Elizabeth')

Book  (1989)  Page(s) 22.  
 
Conrad Harneiss. Franklin. Climbers and Pillars.
'Galway Bay' is a must if you have room for it. Somewhere between cerise pink and vermilion, it is very free flowering and can be used as either a climber or a pillar. Very vigorous, medium length grower with clusters of big, grandiflora-type blooms.

Book  (1986)  
 
p60. But I have raised .....and the salmon-pink 'Galway Bay' climber, - all directly from 'Heildelberg'.

p68. If you have plenty of space it is possible to grow things such as .... and 'Galway Bay' as shrubs. Effective they are, too.

Book  (1975)  Page(s) 25.  
 
Review of Newer Roses, 1974-75 Season.
'Galway Bay'. Coral-pink. Six reports. Four years. Rating 7.0. Christchurch: Still an eye-catcher though, blooms burn. Grows very well and very strongly. Nelson: A very strong growing climber.

Book  (1974)  
 
p101. Allan Clarke. Climbing Roses. The natural climbers like 'Galway Bay' and 'Bantry Bay' send up strong leaders from the bud union; after pruning back all laterals to two or three eyes and cutting back the leaders to strong wood you will probably have too many leaders for your space, so cut out the oldest wood at the base.

p144, Isobel Coulston. Review of Newer Roses, 1973-74 Season.
'Galway Bay'. Six reports. Three years. Rating 7.0. Christchurch: Best climber we've got. Flowers burn a little but hundreds of them. Repeats. Healthy. Blenheim: Not as prosperous as expected.