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| Bohermore Cemetery | |
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| Established | 1880 |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°16′52″N 9°02′18″W / 53.2812°N 9.0384°W |
| Owned by | Galway City Council |
| Find a Grave | Bohermore Cemetery |
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Bohermore Cemetery (also known as New Cemetery) is a large cemetery located in Bohermore, an area of Galway, Ireland. [1]
Location
The New Cemetery, as it is more popularly known in Galway, was opened in 1880. It contains two mortuary chapels, one Catholic and the other Protestant. [2] It is one of two cemeteries operated by Galway City Council, the other being Mount St. Joseph Cemetery (also known as Rahoon Cemetery). [1] The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cares for 17 graves from the First World War and for 3 from the Second World War. A memorial to the 99 people who died on 14 August 1958 when Dutch aeroplane KLM Flight 607-E crashed into the sea 180 km (112 mi) west of Galway is located just inside the main gates. Several bodies of the passengers are buried around the memorial. [3]
Notable burials
People buried here include:
- Pádraic Ó Conaire (1882–1928), Irish language author and journalist
- Lady Gregory (1852–1932), founding member of the Irish Literary Theatre
- William Joyce (1906–1946, known as Lord Haw-Haw), Irish-American Nazi propagandist, executed for treason
- Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin (1826–1901), lawyer and judge
- Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (1914–1999), president of the International Olympic Committee
- Victims of the KLM Flight 607-E disaster (1958)
Gallery
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Grave of Pádraic Ó Conaire -
Family vault of Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin -
Mortuary chapel -
Mortuary chapel and graves -
KLM Flight 607-E disaster memorial -
KLM Flight 607-E memorial and graves -
Graves in the cemetery -
Graves in the cemetery
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References
- ^ a b "GalwayCity - Cemeteries". www.galwaycity.ie.
- ^ "Bohermore's Victorian Cemetery - Resting Place of the Famous". Historicgraves. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "City remembers memorial for 99 plane crash victims". independent.ie. Irish Independent. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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verification. (March 2023) |
| Bohermore Cemetery | |
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|
| |
| Details | |
| Established | 1880 |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°16′52″N 9°02′18″W / 53.2812°N 9.0384°W |
| Owned by | Galway City Council |
| Find a Grave | Bohermore Cemetery |
Bohermore Cemetery (also known as New Cemetery) is a large cemetery located in Bohermore, an area of Galway, Ireland. [1]
Location
The New Cemetery, as it is more popularly known in Galway, was opened in 1880. It contains two mortuary chapels, one Catholic and the other Protestant. [2] It is one of two cemeteries operated by Galway City Council, the other being Mount St. Joseph Cemetery (also known as Rahoon Cemetery). [1] The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cares for 17 graves from the First World War and for 3 from the Second World War. A memorial to the 99 people who died on 14 August 1958 when Dutch aeroplane KLM Flight 607-E crashed into the sea 180 km (112 mi) west of Galway is located just inside the main gates. Several bodies of the passengers are buried around the memorial. [3]
Notable burials
People buried here include:
- Pádraic Ó Conaire (1882–1928), Irish language author and journalist
- Lady Gregory (1852–1932), founding member of the Irish Literary Theatre
- William Joyce (1906–1946, known as Lord Haw-Haw), Irish-American Nazi propagandist, executed for treason
- Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin (1826–1901), lawyer and judge
- Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (1914–1999), president of the International Olympic Committee
- Victims of the KLM Flight 607-E disaster (1958)
Gallery
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Grave of Pádraic Ó Conaire
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Family vault of Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin
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Mortuary chapel
-
Mortuary chapel and graves
-
KLM Flight 607-E disaster memorial
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KLM Flight 607-E memorial and graves
-
Graves in the cemetery
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Graves in the cemetery
References
- ^ a b "GalwayCity - Cemeteries". www.galwaycity.ie.
- ^ "Bohermore's Victorian Cemetery - Resting Place of the Famous". Historicgraves. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "City remembers memorial for 99 plane crash victims". independent.ie. Irish Independent. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
External links