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

Teach an Línsigh

[Lynch's House]

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

1. Teach an Línsigh Marker

Inscription.
Go luath sa 16ú aois a tógadh é. Athchóiriodh é 1930 nuair a baineadh leas as mar bhrainse be Bhanch na Mumhan agus Laighean. Seo é a bhfuil an fáil anois de na hárais mhaorga a ófhág clú ar Ghaillimh go raibh sé ar na bairce ab fhearr tógáil in Éirinn. Ar na ballaí tá marmais Anraio VII, na Línseach agus Chearaltach Chill Dara.

Built, early 16th century. Renovated 1930 when it was adapted as a branch of the Munster & Leinster Bank. The last surviving example of the stately buildings which made Galway one of the best built of Irish towns. Among its sculptured decorations are the arms of Henry VII, the Lynches, and the Fitzgeralds of Kildare.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1651.

Location. 53° 16.389′ N, 9° 3.135′ W. Marker is in Galway, Connacht, in County Galway. It is at the intersection of Shop Street and Abbeygate Street Upper, on the right when traveling south on Shop Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 40 Shop Street, Galway, Connacht H91 W400,

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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: Lynch's Castle/Caisleán an Linsigh (here, next to this marker); Mechanics Institute/Institiúid na gCearndaithe (within shouting distance of this marker); Oscar Wilde • Eduard Wilde (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); 1981 Hunger Strike Memorial (about 90 meters away); Thompson • Kinkaid • Roberts Memorial (about 90 meters away); Saint Nicholas Church/Séipéal San Nioclás (about 90 meters away); Lynch Memorial Window (about 90 meters away); Patrician Brothers Monastery School (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galway.

Teach an Línsigh and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Teach an Línsigh and Marker

Teach an Línsigh Later Carved Entrance image. Click for full size.

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

3. Teach an Línsigh Later Carved Entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.