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

Doras an Bhrúnaigh/The Browne Doorway

An Fhaiche Mhór/Eyre Square

<lang=ga>Doras de Bhrúnaigh</lang=ga> / The Browne Doorway Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Doras de Bhrúnaigh / The Browne Doorway Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

DORAS AN BHRÚNAIGH
Séard atá i nDoras an Bhrúnaigh ná an doras stuach agus an fhuinneog ar an gcéad urlár den teach mór de chuid ceannaí as Gaillimh ón seachtú haois déag, a bhí suite ar dtús ar Shráid na Súdairí (Lána Skinner mar a bhí cheana). Faoi bhun na fuinneoige, tá leac armúrtha ar a bhfuil armas na mBrúnach agus na Loinseach, dhá cheann de cheithre threibh déag na Gaillimhe, agus inscríbhinn na bliana 1627. Tar éis á mholadh ag Cumann Seandálaíochta agus Staire na Gaillimhe sa bhliain 1905, atógadh an doras mar an mbealach isteach thuaidh ar an bhFaiche Mór a bhí fálaithe laistigh de ráillí iarainn ag an am. Ar cheann de na samplaí is fearr dá leithéid atá le feiceáil fós, cuireann Doras an Bhrúnaigh i gcuimhne dúinn an ailtireacht iontach ó bhuaicré meánaoiseach na Gaillimhe.

BROWNE DOORWAY
The Browne Doorway comprises the arched doorway and first-floor window of the seventeenth-century mansion of a Galway merchant, which originally stood on Lower Abbeygate Street (formerly Skinner's Lane). Beneath the window is an armorial stone bearing the arms of Browne and Lynch, two of the fourteen Tribes of

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Galway, and the year 1627. In 1905, following proposals from the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, the doorway was rebuilt as the northern entrance to the then-railed Eyre Square. One of the finest surviving examples of its kind, the Browne Doorway serves as a reminder of the great architecture of Galway's medieval hey-day.

Images Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland & Tom Kenny
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AN FHAICHE MHÓR/Eyre Square [Historic Photos]

Erected by Galway City Council/Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1627.

Location. 53° 16.484′ N, 9° 2.982′ W. Marker is in Galway, Connacht, in County Galway. It is in Eyre Square. It is on Eyre Square (Route 866) just east of An Fhaiche Mhór, on the right when traveling east. Markers are on Eyre Square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Galway, Connacht H91 D6X9, 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

<lang=ga>Doras an Bhrúnaigh</lang=ga>/The Browne Doorway Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Doras an Bhrúnaigh/The Browne Doorway Marker

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: Doras de Brun / The Browne Doorway (here, next to this marker); Pádraic Ó Conaire (1882-1928) (within shouting distance of this marker); Liam Ó Maoilíosa/Liam Mellows (within shouting distance of this marker); Liam Ó Maoilíosa (within shouting distance of this marker); County Club of Galway/Chlub Condae na Gaillimhe (within shouting distance of this marker); John Fitzgerald Kennedy (within shouting distance of this marker); The Arms of Galway from one of the Town Fortifications (within shouting distance of this marker); Medieval Town Hall/Balla Meánaoiseach na Cahtrach (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galway.

More about this marker. The markers flank the Browne Doorway.

<lang=ga>An Fhaiche Mhór<lang=ga>/Eyre Square Marker image. Click for full size.

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

3. An Fhaiche Mhór/Eyre Square Marker

<lang=ga>Doras an Bhrúnaigh</lang=ga>/The Browne Doorway and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

4. Doras an Bhrúnaigh/The Browne Doorway and Marker

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 88 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 18, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.