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

Saint Nicholas Church/Séipéal San Nioclás

Saint Nicholas Church/<lang=ga>Séipéal San Nioclás</lang=ga> Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Saint Nicholas Church/Séipéal San Nioclás Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Founded c.1320 and later embellished by
some of Galway's Merchant Tribe families

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

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Ireland, Galway Lions Club Heritage Walking Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1320.

Location. 53° 16.352′ N, 9° 3.207′ W. Marker is in Galway, Connacht, in County Galway. It is in the Latin Quarter. It is on Churchyard Street just west of Shop Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Galway, Connacht H91 PY20, 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

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thompson • Kinkaid • Roberts Memorial (here, next to this marker); 1981 Hunger Strike Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Kings Head (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Kings Head (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynch Memorial Window (within shouting distance of this marker); The Galway Shawl (within shouting distance of this marker); Patrician Brothers Monastery School (within shouting distance of this marker); Teach an Línsigh (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galway.

Also see . . . Saint Nicholas Collegiate Church, Galway. (Submitted on April 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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

2. Saint Nicholas Church/Séipéal San Nioclás Marker

Saint Nicholas Church/<lang=ga>Séipéal San Nioclás</lang=ga> Interior image. Click for full size.

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

3. Saint Nicholas Church/Séipéal San Nioclás Interior

Saint Nicholas Church/<lang=ga>Séipéal San Nioclás</lang=ga> Window image. Click for full size.

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

4. Saint Nicholas Church/Séipéal San Nioclás Window

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

5. Saint Nicholas Church/Séipéal San Nioclás Window

Saint Nicholas Church/<lang=ga>Séipéal San Nioclás</lang=ga> 16th c. Baptismal Font image. Click for full size.

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

6. Saint Nicholas Church/Séipéal San Nioclás 16th c. Baptismal Font

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 113 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.