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

Crab Apple • Crann Fia-úll • Malus

Crab Apple • <lang=ga>Crann Fia-úll</lang=ga> • <lang=la>Malus</lang=la> Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Crab Apple • Crann Fia-úll • Malus Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The Crab Apple tree is widely found throughout Ireland in hedgerows and woodlands and is cultivated around farmsteads for its fruit. Its flowers are pink and white and bloom in the spring, while its fruit appears in September and October.

There are numerous games played using the apples at Halloween in Ireland. The Crab Apple tree is associated with replenishment, healing and restored youth in Irish folklore.

In Brehon Law, the Crab Apple was a Noble of the Wood due to the value of its fruit as a food source. The fruit is now used to make jams or jellies.
—————————————— Tá an crann fia-úll, nó aball mar a thugtaí air, le fáil go fairsing i bhfálta sceach agus i gcoillte na hÉireann, Saothraítear é ar fheirmeacha ar mhaithe leis an toradh a thugann sé uaidh. Tá na bláthanna bándearg agus bán agus tagann siad air san earrach. Is i mí Mheán Fómhair agus i mí Dheireadh Fómhair a bhíonn an toradh le fáil.

Bíonn na húlla in úsáid i gcuid mhór cluichí um Shamhain in Éirinn. I mbéaloideas na tire seo, samhlaítear an crann fia-úll le hathlíonadh agus athsholáthar, agus leis an athóige agus le cneasú. Mar gheall ar thoradh an chrainn, a bhí mar fhoinse bia, bhain an crann fia-úll leis an aicme 'airig fedo' san Fhéineachas, is é sin taoisigh na coille. Sa lá atá inniu ann, déantar subh agus glóthach as an toradh.

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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: Lavender • Labhandar • Lavandula (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.

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 111 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.