Westport in County Mayo, Connacht, Ireland — Irish West ((Éire) North Atlantic Ocean)
Major John Mac Bride
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Seán Mac Giolla Bríde
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2009
1. Major John Mac Bride Monument
Seán Mac Giolla Bríde
Major John Mac Bride
Vice-Commandant
Irish Republican Army,
Major in the Army of the South
African Republic,
Organizer of the Transvaal
Irish Brigade,
who died for Ireland
5th May, 1916.
Go nDéana dia trócaire ar a anam.
Erected 1982.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is May 5, 1916.
Location. 53° 48.047′ N, 9° 31.321′ W. Memorial is in Westport, Connacht, in County Mayo. It is on South Mall (National Road 59), on the left when traveling east. Monument is between James Street and Bridge Street, along the River Carrowbeg. Bust sculpted by Peter Grant. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in 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 5 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Murrisk Fisherman's Monument (approx. 7.1 kilometers away); Squadron Leader R. F. C. Garvey (approx. 8 kilometers away); Murrisk Friary / Mainistir Mhuraisce (approx. 8 kilometers away); National Famine Memorial (approx. 8.1 kilometers away); Murrisk Abbey / National Famine Monument / Statue of St Patrick (approx. 8.1 kilometers away).
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2009
2. Major John Mac Bride Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2009
3. Major John Mac Bride Marker
Address on the Manchester Martyrs, 1914.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2009
4. Major John Mac Bride Monument
The River Carrowbeg runs behind the wall.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2009
5. River Carrowbeg Near MacBride Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,914 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 15, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
