Eyre Square in Galway in County Galway, Connacht, Ireland — Irish West ((Éire) North Atlantic Ocean)

Liam Ó Maoilíosa/Liam Mellows

1892 - 1922

— 1916 • [Easter Rising Centennial] • 2016 —

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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 6, 2025

1. Liam Ó Maoilíosa/Liam Mellows Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Liam Ó Maoilíosa
1892 - 1922
Bhí sé mar bhall de Bhráithreachas na
hÉireann, d'Óglaigh na hÉireann,
agus bhí sé ina theagaseóir leis na Fianna Éireann.
Bhí se ina cheannaire ar an Éirí Amach i gContae
na Gaillimhe agus ina Teachta Dála sa
chéad Dáil. Ghníomhaigh sé mar Stiúrthóir
Ceannacháin don IRA le linn Chogadh na Saoirse.
Bhí sé ar thaobh na bPoblachtach sa
Chogadh Cathartha agus bhí sé ar dhuine den
Gharastún sna Ceithre Cúirteanna. Bhí sé
ina Aire Cosanta Poblachtach nuair a
cuireadh chun báis é ar an 8 Nollaig, 1922.

Liam Mellows
1892-1922
Member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood,
Irish Volunteers and Instructor with Na Fianna Eireann.
He was a leader of the Rising in County Galway
and a T.D. in the First Dail. He was Director of Purchases
for the IRA during the War of Independ[e]nce.
He was on the Republican side in the Civil War
when he was a member in the Four Courts Garrison.
He was the Republican Minister for Defence when
he was executed on the 8th December, 1922.

Erected 2016 by City of Galway.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism

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• Wars, Non-US. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1892.

Location. 53° 16.51′ N, 9° 2.961′ W. Memorial is in Galway, Connacht, in County Galway. It is in Eyre Square. It is at the intersection of Eyre Square (Connacht Route 866) and Eyre Square ( Route 336/863), on the left when traveling east on Eyre Square. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Galway, Connacht H91 XYE0, Ireland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is on 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Liam Ó Maoilíosa (here, next to this marker); County Club of Galway/Chlub Condae na Gaillimhe (a few steps from this marker); Doras an Bhrúnaigh/The Browne Doorway (within shouting distance of this marker); Doras de Brun / The Browne Doorway (within shouting distance of this

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 6, 2025

2. Liam Ó Maoilíosa/Liam Mellows Marker

marker); John Fitzgerald Kennedy (within shouting distance of this marker); Pádraic Ó Conaire (1882-1928) (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Arms of Galway from one of the Town Fortifications (about 120 meters away); Medieval Town Hall/Balla Meánaoiseach na Cahtrach (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galway.

Also see . . . Liam Mellows in The Irish War. (Submitted on April 18, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.