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

Heather • Fraoch Mór • Calluna Vulgaris

Heather • <lang=ga>Fraoch Mór</lang=ga> • <lang=la>Calluna Vulgaris</lang=la> Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Heather • Fraoch Mór • Calluna Vulgaris Marker

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Heather has a long history of medicinal use in folk medicine. It is a good urinary antiseptic and diuretic and, when used in a hot poultice, is a traditional remedy for chilblains.

As an infusion of the flowering shoots it can be used to treat coughs, colds, kidney and bladder disorders. As it is a cleansing and detoxifying plant, it can also be used in the treatment of rheumatism, arthritis and insomnia.

The branches have many uses including in thatching, for insulation, basketry, rope making and making brooms. A yellow dye is obtained from the plant and the bark is a source of tannin.
—————————————— Tá an fraoch mór in úsáid le fada an lá sa daonleigheas. Is antaiseipteán maith fuail é agus fualbhrostach éifeachtach atá ann. Sa leigheas traidisiúnta, déantar ceirin te leis chun fuachtáin a chóireáil.

Is féidir insileadh de na buinneoga faoi bhláth a úsáid le casacht, slaghdán agus anoird duáin agus lamhnáin a chóireáil. As siocair gur planda glantacháin agus dithocsainithe atá ann, is féidir é a úsáid leis na scoilteacha, le hairtríteas agus le heasuan a chóireáil.

Baintear úsáid as na craobhacha ar dhóigheanna éagsúla, mar shampla mar insliú, sa tuíodóireacht, sa chaoladóireacht agus i ndéanamh rópaí agus scuab. Faightear ruaim bhuí ón bplanda agus tá an choirt mar fhoinse tainnine.

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

Location. 53° 16.182′ N, 9° 3.225′ 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: Silver Birch • Beith Gheal • Betula Pendula (here, next to this marker); St. John's Wort • Beathnua • Hypericum (a few steps from this marker); Hawthorn • Scheach Gheal • Crataegus Monogyna

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

2. Heather • Fraoch Mór • Calluna Vulgaris Marker

Galway City Museum in background

(a few steps from this marker); Rosemary • Marós • Rosmarinus Officinalis (a few steps from this marker); Mountain Ash • Caorthann • Sorbus Acuparia (a few steps from this marker); Spanish Broom • Beallaí Spáinneach • Genista Hispanica (a few steps from this marker); Oak • Dair • Quercus Rober (a few steps from this marker); Lavender • Labhandar • Lavandula (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 104 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.