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

Father Thomas Burke

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

1. Father Thomas Burke Marker

Inscription.
The famous Dominican preacher lived in this house. Born in Galway in 1830 he won fame as a preacher not only in Ireland but in Rome, Britain and the U.S.A. This Prince of Preachers as he was called by Pope Pius IX died in 1883 and is buried in the Dominican church in Tallaght Co. Dublin

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 53° 16.217′ N, 9° 3.445′ W. Marker is in Galway, Connacht, in County Galway. It is at the intersection of Dominick Street Lower and the Eglinton Canal, on the right when traveling north on Dominick Street Lower. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 34 Dominick Street Lower, Galway, Connacht H91 D27Y, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: The Eglinton Canal/Canáil Eglinton (within shouting distance of this marker); An t-Athair Tomás de Búrca O.P. (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Cristoforo Colombo (about 150 meters away); In Memory of Mariners Lost at Sea / Captain William J. Woolley (about 150 meters away); Galway Waterway Trails / Rianta Uiscebhealaí na Gaillimhe (about 180 meters away); Blake's Castle/Caisleán an Bhlácaigh (about 210 meters away); Seattle Stone (about 210 meters away); Spanish Arch/An Póirse Caoch (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galway.

Also see . . . Thomas Nicholas ('Tom') Burke in Dictionary of Irish Biography. (Submitted on April 24, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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

2. Father Thomas Burke Marker

On ground floor white wall at right

Galway Hooker (boat) in Eglinton Canal image. Click for full size.

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

3. Galway Hooker (boat) in Eglinton Canal

Adjacent to the Eglinton House

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 24, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.