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

"Death at Crane's Court"

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

1. "Death at Crane's Court" Marker

Inscription.
They hung over the bridge by the salmon weir, where, she told him, in summer thousands of salmon lie lazily in the shallow water, which tickles their backs so that they sway from side to side with pleasure. Then they went by back streets through the town, past limestone warehouses with mysterious, flat-arched doorways, out on to the fish market and through the Spanish Arch to the docks. There were black tarred fishing boats there, with soft-voiced Connemara men shouting from one to the other in Irish."

Eilís Dillon
From "Death at Crane's Court"

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1953.

Location. 53° 16.494′ N, 9° 3.304′ W. Marker is in Galway, Connacht, in County Galway. It can be reached from Newtownsmith. Marker is on the west side of the Peace and Democracy Arch, not visible from Newtownsmith [Road]. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Galway, Connacht H91 XKF4, Ireland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

on the Atlantic Arc,

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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Peace and Democracy Arch (here, next to this marker); Salmon Weir Bridge/Droichead na mBradán (a few steps from this marker); Alice Perry (within shouting distance of this marker); Father Peter Daly (within shouting distance of this marker); Religious Sisters of Mercy/Siúracha na Trócaire (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hail and Farewell (about 120 meters away); Courthouse/Teach na Cúirte (about 120 meters away); Maurice Semple (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galway.

Also see . . . Death of Author Eilís Dillon. (Submitted on April 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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

2. "Death at Crane's Court" Marker

On Peace and Democracy Arch, looking east

River Corrib image. Click for full size.

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

3. River Corrib

Where the salmon run

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 117 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.