Galway in County Galway, Connacht, Ireland — Irish West ((Ιire) North Atlantic Ocean)
In Memory of the Magdalen Women
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 6, 2025
1. In Memory of the Magdalen Women Marker
'Make visible the Tree
its branches ragged
with washed out linens
of a bleached shroud'
Patricia B. Brogan
Make Visible The Tree
This is the Place of Betrayal
Roll back the stones
behind madonna blue walls.
make visible the tree.
Above percussion of engines
From gloom of catacombs,
through A glaze of prayer,
stumble of chanting,
make visible the tree,
its branches ragged
with washed-out linens
of a bleached out shroud.
In this shattered landscape,
sharpened tongues
of sulphur-yellow bulldozers
slice through wombs
of blood-soaked generations.
This is the place
where Veronica,
forsaken,
stares and stares
at a blank towel.
Patricia Burke Brosan
Final Journey [sculpture]
by Mike Wilkins
[Unveiled] 8 March 2009
[International Women's Day]
Erected 2009 by Galway City Council and Anglo Irish Bank.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Disasters • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1984.
Location. 53° 16.524′ N, 9° 2.769′ W. Marker is in Galway, Connacht, in County Galway. It is at the
this page online
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: Tourist Information (within shouting distance of this marker); Seαn Duggan (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles French Blake-Forster (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Patricia Burke Brogan & Ena McEntee (about 180 meters away);
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 6, 2025
2. In Memory of the Magdalen Women Marker
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . .
1. About the Magdalene Laundries in Justice For Magdalenes Research. (Submitted on April 18, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Final Journey Statue. (Submitted on April 18, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. The night our family rescued 15 women from a Magdalene Laundry (Irish Independent, 2022). (Submitted on April 18, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 6, 2025
3. Final Journey Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 6, 2025
4. In Memory of the Magdalen Women Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 6, 2025
5. In Memory of the Magdalen Women Sculpture
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 796 times since then and 684 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 18, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
