Pictorial Quiz...where in Galway

Andrea B.

Spotted this on public building in Galway City.

For dimension, the letters are about an inch in height.

Anyone know or guess?

Anyone else feeling free to post stuff.

westgolf

Stonemason's initials and the year ?

Andrea B.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122586450#Comment_122586450

I reckon not.

Building well predates 1926.

Andrea B.

Ok so.

No craic or guessers here.

It's carved at left side of external entrance at train station.

Gremlinertia

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122593727#Comment_122593727

Never spotted it!. Nice catch.

Andrea B.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122594112#Comment_122594112

Love it, because it tells a story.

Just what story.....

Hard granite, so took time.

Were they porters who stood in that corner?

buzz11

Easy one, where's this?

Andrea B.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122594547#Comment_122594547

Lough Atalia.

What's the history there do ya know?

Gremlinertia

Supposed to be a healing well though given the state of the water there the miracle would be if you survived exposure to it

Andrea B.

So, anyone guess where this waist-level window opening is and what it's original purpose was?

Faces a main road in Galway city/suburbs.

ben.schlomo

Dublin Rd, Rosedale School. Something to do with TB and isolation.

Andrea B.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122594842#Comment_122594842

Yip.

Window for coffins from old TB hospital to slide directly out into horse drawn hearse.

Gremlinertia

Im enjoying this, might learn a bit!

Djcon

There is also an old Mile stone in that area. I think there was once a plaque but was removed when the place was lanscaped. It was also Galway's smallest Townland "Cloch Milé" I think thes kind of things are significant and should be marked.

rustyfrog

Dublin Time…

Gremlinertia

I want to say above fahy photo but I'm not sure

Mrs OBumble

Galway Camera Shop

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.2737684,-9.0513797,3a,75y,70.29h,89.58t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s3tQY08SWvyllDqcsqeIeMg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?coh=205409&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

rustyfrog

Correct, Galway Camera shop.

From back when the Dublin was on a different time zone and the train schedules were Dublin Time, handy reference on your way to the train station.

Andrea B.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122596967#Comment_122596967

Nice nugget

bobbyss

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122594870#Comment_122594870

Coffins? What is your source for that?

topcat77

I'm enjoying this so i wanted to contribute.

westgolf

Grounds of NUIG ?

topcat77

Yes!

It's a sculpture of the Royal Coat of Arms, which was originally placed on the pediment of Galway Courthouse. Considered an "anti-national emblem" following independence, it was removed and stored behind the Quad for safekeeping in 1936.

what_traffic

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122758228#Comment_122758228

88yrs and still safe and has its own Car parking space.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DoF1SLmp2mZDvwFc8

They opened the wooden Gate wooden door onto Lower Newcastle Road recently so it's a bit more accessible to the General public these days.

Andrea B.

Nice. On my to-do now to go and see it.

what_traffic

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122760828#Comment_122760828

It is a lovely car park in fairness, its got a University Quadrangle in the Centre of it

Andrea B.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122741731#Comment_122741731

Undertaker.

zell12

Cá bhfuil?

crusd

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122827030#Comment_122827030

seo

Sigma101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122827030#Comment_122827030

It's that hill outside Jerusalem where they killed Jesus.

what_traffic

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122827030#Comment_122827030

Cén bliain?

zell12

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122827332#Comment_122827332

Yes, the Calvary hospital in 1953

Calvary a new hospital which was opened by the ‘Blue Nuns’ in Renmore in 1953. It had 71 beds, and provided a maternity service and in-patient care for medical and surgical patients.