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

Francis A. Fahy

1854 - 1935

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2009

1. Francis A. Fahy Marker

Inscription.

Poet, Writer, Life-Long Worker
in the Irish Cause
was born in this house Sept. 29. 1854.
——•——
“For peace of mind I'll never find
until my own I call
that little Irish cailín
in her ould plaid shawl”

Erected 1967 by Muintir na Tíre Kinvara.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Education • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical date for this entry is September 29, 1961.

Location. 53° 8.336′ N, 8° 56.234′ W. Marker is in Kinvara, Connacht, in County Galway. It is at the intersection of Main Street (National Road 67) and Courthouse Road, on the left when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. 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 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow

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flies: Spanish Armada Sailors Memorial (approx. 16.4 kilometers away); James Stephens, Esq. (approx. 16.5 kilometers away); Long Walk (approx. 16.5 kilometers away); Pádraic Ó Conaire (approx. 16.5 kilometers away); The Battle of Aughrim (approx. 16.5 kilometers away); Sailors and Soldiers of the Grand Armada (approx. 16.5 kilometers away); Heather • Fraoch Mór • Calluna Vulgaris (approx. 16.5 kilometers away); Silver Birch • Beith Gheal • Betula Pendula (approx. 16.5 kilometers away).

Also see . . . Francis Arthur Fahy. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 18, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2009

2. Francis A. Fahy Marker

Francis A. Fahy image. Click for full size.

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3. Francis A. Fahy

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,326 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 1, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 18, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.