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

Máirtín O'Direáin

1910 - 1988

— File, Fáidh is Fíréan [Poet, Prophet and Righteous One] —

Máirtín O'Direáin Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Máirtín O'Direáin Marker

Inscription.
Measaim gur mhór an feall
nach mbeadh lá éigin feasta
cuid iontais i mo dhiaidh
ag ollaimh is lucht sanais

Árainneach lomraiteach
Aisteoir sa Taibhdhearc
Ball Aosdána

Ceannródaí nua-thilíocht
na gaeilge lena linn
Oifigeach Poist anseo,
1928-1937

Postal clerk here, 1928-1937
Lived in Dublin, 1938-1988
Awarded Ossian-preis, 1977
Foremost gaelic poet of his time,
fashioning modern poetry out of
"The dialect of the tribe"

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 53° 16.455′ N, 9° 3.113′ W. Marker is in Galway, Connacht, in County Galway. It is on Eglinton Street (Connacht Route 866) just west of Williamsgate Street ( Route 866), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 Eglinton Street, Galway, Connacht H91 E2X2, 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

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

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: Oscar Wilde • Eduard Wilde (within shouting distance of this marker); The Arms of Galway from one of the Town Fortifications (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Lynch's Castle/Caisleán an Linsigh (about 120 meters away); Teach an Línsigh (about 120 meters away); Doras an Bhrúnaigh/The Browne Doorway (about 150 meters away); Doras de Brun / The Browne Doorway (about 150 meters away); Pádraic Ó Conaire (1882-1928) (about 180 meters away); Medieval Town Hall/Balla Meánaoiseach na Cahtrach (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galway.

Also see . . . Máirtín O'Direáin in Dictionary of Irish Biography. (Submitted on April 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 7, 2025

2. Máirtín O'Direáin Marker

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 82 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.