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

Cristoforo Colombo

[Christopher Columbus]

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

1. Cristoforo Colombo Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

On these shores around 1477 the
Genoese sailor Cristoforo Colombo
found sure signs of land beyond
the Atlantic

Ar an gcladach seo, thar timpeall 1477,
taibhsiodh don mairnéalach Cristoforo Colombo
as Genobha, tir a bheith i gcein thar farraige siar.

La Citta di Genova
alla Citta di Galway
29 Vi [June] 1992

Erected 1992 by the Cities of Genova and Galway.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1477.

Location. 53° 16.217′ N, 9° 3.296′ W. Marker is in Galway, Connacht, in County Galway. It is in the Latin Quarter. It is at the intersection of Father Griffin Road (Connacht Route 336) and the east approach to the Wolfe Tone Bridge, on the left when traveling west on Father Griffin Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Galway, Connacht H91 E8D7, 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

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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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of Mariners Lost at Sea / Captain William J. Woolley (here, next to this marker); Galway Waterway Trails / Rianta Uiscebhealaí na Gaillimhe (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish Arch/An Póirse Caoch (within shouting distance of this marker); Seattle Stone (within shouting distance of this marker); Blake's Castle/Caisleán an Bhlácaigh (within shouting distance of this marker); Galway Democratic Republic (within shouting distance of this marker); The Spanish Arch/An Póirse Caoch (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish Broom • Beallaí Spáinneach • Genista Hispanica (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galway.

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

2. Cristoforo Colombo Marker

Cristoforo Colombo Memorial image. Click for full size.

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

3. Cristoforo Colombo Memorial

Wolfe Tone Bridge in background

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

4. Cristoforo Colombo Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 21, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.