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

Sailors and Soldiers of the Grand Armada

1588 • 1988

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

1. Sailors and Soldiers of the Grand Armada Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

La orden del tercio viejo del mar oceano
a los marinos y soldados de la Gran Armada aqui
piadosamente enterrados por el Pueblo de Galway en 1588
Descansen en paz 22 de Junio de 1988

Ar dheis de go raibh siad

English translation
The Order of the Old Third of the Ocean Sea
to the Sailors and Soldiers of the Great Armada,
piously buried here by the People of Galway in 1588.
Rest in Peace, June 22, 1988.

Of the right they were

Erected 1988 by the Order of the Old Third of the Ocean Sea.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters • Wars, Non-US • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1588.

Location. 53° 16.304′ N, 9° 2.819′ W. Marker is in Galway, Connacht, in County Galway. It can be reached from no nearby street. Marker is on the north wall of Forthill Cemetery, with entrance along Lough Atalia Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Galway, Connacht H91 KN7F, Ireland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

on the Atlantic

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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: James Stephens, Esq. (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish Armada Sailors Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Stáisiún Éamonn Ceannt Station (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Medieval Town Hall/Balla Meánaoiseach na Cahtrach (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); History of Eyre Square (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); John Joyce (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Walter Joyce of Merview (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Walter and John Joyce's Warehouse (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galway.

Also see . . . Commemorating 300 Spaniards on the 400th Anniversary of Their Execution (RTE, 1988). (Submitted on April 22, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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

2. Sailors and Soldiers of the Grand Armada Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.