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

Lavender • Labhandar • Lavandula

Lavender • <lang=ga>Labhandar</lang=ga> • <lang=la>Lavandula</lang=la> Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Lavender • Labhandar • Lavandula Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Lavender is a versatile plant with a sweet smelling aroma, known for both its medicinal qualities and as a commonly used household herb. It is associated with relaxation and has a soothing affect on the nervous system.

Its flowers can be dried and used in cooking, and both its aromatic leaves and flowers are used in pot-pourri and as an insect repellent in linen cupboards.

The essential oil made from the flowers is very gentle and can be applied safely to the skin as an antiseptic to help heal wounds and burns. It is commonly used in soap-making and in making high quality perfumes and other cosmetics.
—————————————— Is planda ilúsáide é labhandar a bhfuil cumhrán deas uaidh. Tá airíonna leigheasta aige agus bíonn sé in úsáid go coitianta ag daoine sa bhaile. Luibh é labhandar a shamhlaitear leis an scith; suaimhníonn sé an néarchóras.

Is féidir na bláthanna a thriomú agus a úsáid sa chócaireacht. Bíonn na bláthanna agus na duilleoga araon in úsáid in pot pourri mar gheall ar an gcumhrán a thagann uathu. Cuireann daoine labhandar i gcófraí éadaí chun feithidí a choinneáil amach.

Tá an ola eisintiúil a dhéantar as na bláthanna, an bhláthola, deas éadrom agus is féidir í a chur ar an gcraiceann mar antaiseipteán a chuidíonn le cneácha agus le dó craicinn cneasú. Bíonn labhandar in úsáid go minic le sópa, cumhrán ardcháilíochta agus cosmáidí eile a dhéanamh.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 53° 16.188′ N, 9° 3.227′ W. Marker is in Galway, Connacht, in County Galway. It is in the Latin Quarter. It can be reached from The Long Walk. Marker is on the Spanish Parade plaza, between the Spanish Arch and City Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Galway, Connacht H91 CX5P, 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Crab Apple • Crann Fia-úll • Malus (here, next to this marker); Spanish Broom • Beallaí Spáinneach • Genista Hispanica (here, next to this marker); Oak • Dair • Quercus Rober (here,

Horticulture Markers image. Click for full size.

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

2. Horticulture Markers

Spanish Arch in background

next to this marker); Rosemary • Marós • Rosmarinus Officinalis (here, next to this marker); Mountain Ash • Caorthann • Sorbus Acuparia (here, next to this marker); St. John's Wort • Beathnua • Hypericum (here, next to this marker); Hawthorn • Scheach Gheal • Crataegus Monogyna (here, next to this marker); Heather • Fraoch Mór • Calluna Vulgaris (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galway.

Regarding Lavender • Labhandar • Lavandula. Although this marker has limited specific historical information, it highlights human use of the plant through history, and is part of a series of plants important in local history.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.