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

Cong Hands of Fame Award

Hands Around the World

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 8, 2025

1. Cong Hands of Fame Award Marker

Inscription.
The 'Cong Hands of Fame Award' is bestowed to those who have done more than their share to promote Ireland and Irish culture both at home and abroad. It is our own boulevard of fame and recipients have been nominated by you, the public. CHOFA award winners receive the freedom of Cong and are entitled to walk and water their ducks whenever and wherever in the village.

This sculpture is in tribute to all those who served and in memory of all those who died during the Covid pandemic.

'About the sky, where that is clear of cloud
Brightness remains; a brighter star shoots down."
W.B. Yeats

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work.

Location. 53° 32.431′ N, 9° 17.201′ W. Marker is in Cong, Connacht, in County Mayo. It is at the intersection of Cong Street and Abbey Street (Connacht Route 345), on the left when traveling south on Cong Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cong, Connacht F31 P654, Ireland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

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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: The Quiet Man (a few steps from this marker); 4000 Years of Cong (a few steps from this marker); The Guinness Tower / The Cong Dry Canal (a few steps from this marker); Un Taxi Mauve - Purple Taxi (within shouting distance of this marker); Proclamation of the Irish Republic (within shouting distance of this marker); Cong Places to Visit (within shouting distance of this marker); Cong Abbey/Mainistir Chonga (within shouting distance of this marker); "Pat Cohan Bar" (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cong.

Also see . . . Nice touch...Cong to unveil Hands of Fame wall (Mayo Advertiser, 2015). (Submitted on April 24, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Cong Hands of Fame Award Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 8, 2025

2. Cong Hands of Fame Award Monument

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 209 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.