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

Patricia Burke Brogan & Ena McEntee

In onóir do/In honour of

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

1. Patricia Burke Brogan & Ena McEntee Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ar brónnadh Saoirse Cathair na Gaillimhe
Awarded the Freedom of the City of Galway

Nochta ag Méara Chathair na Gaillimhe
Unveiled by Mayor of the City of Galway,

Colette Connolly
20 Bealtaine [May] 2022

Erected 2022 by Galway City Council/Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1984.

Location. 53° 16.536′ N, 9° 2.605′ W. Marker is in Galway, Connacht, in County Galway. It is on College Road, on the left when traveling east. Marker is near Galway City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10A College Road, Galway, Connacht H91 X4K8, 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

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are within walking distance of this marker: Charles French Blake-Forster (a few steps from this marker); Seán Duggan (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of the Magdalen Women (about 180 meters away); Tourist Information (about 180 meters away); Stáisiún Éamonn Ceannt Station (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); John Fitzgerald Kennedy (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Liam Ó Maoilíosa (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Liam Ó Maoilíosa/Liam Mellows (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galway.

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Also see . . .
1. Patricia Burke Brogan, whose play exposed brutality of Magdalene laundries, has died aged 90 (2022). (Submitted on April 18, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 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

2. Patricia Burke Brogan & Ena McEntee Marker

Galway City Hall in background

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 107 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.