Killeany in County Galway, Connacht, Ireland — Irish West ((Ιire) North Atlantic Ocean)
A Fighting Chance
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 8, 2009
1. A Fighting Chance Marker
rowed the Atlantic in English Rose III
from Orleans to Kilronan, Aran,
Ireland 4th June 1966 - 3rd Sept. 1966
Na laga dia iad
Erected 2006 by Urraithe ag an gComharohumann.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is June 4, 1966.
Location. 53° 7.192′ N, 9° 40.01′ W. Marker is in Killeany, Connacht, in County Galway. It can be reached from unnamed street. Marker is along the beachfront, about 100 yards NW of the harbor pier. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome to Port Corrϊch Seal Colony (approx. 3.7 kilometers away); Dϊn Aonghus (approx. 6.7 kilometers away).
Regarding A Fighting Chance. John Ridgway's name is misspelled on the marker.
Also see . . . John Ridgway & Charles Blyth. (Submitted on September 29, 2009.)
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 8, 2009
2. A Fighting Chance Marker
Looking south toward the pier.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,819 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 29, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
