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

Lynch Memorial Window

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

1. Lynch Memorial Window Marker

Inscription.

This memorial of the stern and unbending justice of the chief magistrate of this city, James Lynch FitzStephen, elected mayor AD 1493, who condemned and executed his own guilty son, Walter, on this spot, has been restored
to this, its ancient site A.D. 1854[?] with the approval of the town commissioners by their chairman, V Rev Peter Daly, P.P. Vicar of St Nicholas

Erected 1854 by Galway Town Commissioners and St. Nicholas Collegiate Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1493.

Location. 53° 16.382′ N, 9° 3.23′ W. Marker is in Galway, Connacht, in County Galway. It is on Market Street just east of Bowling Green, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13 Market Street, Galway, Connacht H91 HN72, 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

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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: Patrician Brothers Monastery School (a few steps from this marker); Thompson • Kinkaid • Roberts Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Nicholas Church/Séipéal San Nioclás (within shouting distance of this marker); 1981 Hunger Strike Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Teach an Línsigh (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Lynch's Castle/Caisleán an Linsigh (about 90 meters away); The Kings Head (about 120 meters away); a different marker also named The Kings Head (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galway.

Also see . . . Lynch Memorial Window (Visit Galway). (Submitted on April 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Lynch Memorial Window and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Lynch Memorial Window and 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 294 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.