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

Alice Perry

1885 - 1969

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

1. Alice Perry Marker

Inscription.

First Irish female engineering graduate
She succeeded her father as County Galway
Surveyor in 1906

Erected by Galway Lions Club and Dúchas na Gaillimhe–Galway Civic Trust.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the Ireland, Galway Lions Club Heritage Walking Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 53° 16.468′ N, 9° 3.279′ W. Marker is in Galway, Connacht, in County Galway. It is on Newtownsmith 0.1 kilometers south of St. Vincent's Avenue (Connacht Route 863), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Galway, Connacht H91 HY4E, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: "Death at Crane's Court" (within shouting distance of this marker); Peace and Democracy Arch (within shouting distance of this marker); Salmon Weir Bridge/Droichead na mBradán (within shouting distance of this marker); Father Peter Daly (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Religious Sisters of Mercy/Siúracha na Trócaire (about 120 meters away); Patrician Brothers Monastery School (about 150 meters away); Lynch Memorial Window (about 180 meters away); Hail and Farewell (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galway.

Also see . . . Alice Jacqueline Perry in Dictionary of Irish Architects. (Submitted on April 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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

2. Alice Perry 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 110 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.