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

Spanish Broom • Beallaí Spáinneach • Genista Hispanica

Spanish Broom • <lang=ga>Beallaí Spáinneach</lang=ga> • <lang=la> Genista Hispanica</lang=la> Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Spanish Broom • Beallaí Spáinneach • Genista Hispanica Marker

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This Mediterranean shrub fills the summer air with the mellow vanilla-honey scent that rises from its bright yellow flowers. This plant thrives on neglect and does very well in poor, well-drained soil.

It has been used for centuries in the treatment of respiratory, heart, bladder and uterine affected conditions. The young herbaceous tips of flowering shoots and the seeds can be used for this purpose however, the active ingredients in the plant are very changeable so it makes it unreliable medicinally.

An excellent fibre is obtained from the bark which can be used in the manufacture of paper, cloth and nets.
—————————————— Tor ó réigiún na Meánmhara é seo. Sa samhradh liontar an t-aer leis an gcumhrán suaimhneach fanaile agus meala a thagann ó na bláthanna geala buí. Fásann an planda seo go flúirseech in áiteanna neamhshaothraithe agus in ithir bhocht atá draenáilte go maith.

Tá sé in úsáid leis na céadta bliain le fadhbanna riospráide, croí, lamhnáin agus útaracha a chóireáil. Cé gur féidir barr lusach na mbuinneog faoi bhláth agus na síolta a úsáid le haghaidh na bhfadhbanna áirithe sin, tá na comhchodanna gníomhacha sa phlanda an-athraitheach agus ní féidir brath air ó thaobh leighis de.

Faightear snáithín den scoth ón choirt agus baintear úsáid as le páipéar, éadach agus eangacha a dhéanamh.

Erected by Galway

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

Location. 53° 16.187′ N, 9° 3.229′ 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: Oak • Dair • Quercus Rober (here, next to this marker); Rosemary • Marós • Rosmarinus Officinalis (here, next to this marker); Mountain Ash • Caorthann • Sorbus Acuparia (here, next

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to this marker); Lavender • Labhandar • Lavandula (here, next to this marker); Crab Apple • Crann Fia-úll • Malus (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 97 times since then and 19 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.