Cemeteries in Galway

Galwayps · 23-03-2011 12:01pm

churchview wrote: »

http://www.landedestates.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/property-show.jsp?id=1100

Google threw this up.

Persses were distillers. The nuig college bar is now where their distillery was. I suppose the graveyard you're talking about could have been a Persse graveyard?

The room - is that the room that's supposed to be haunted? I wouldn't imagine that the hotel publicises that much!

The main Persse distillery used for the majority of their production time was on Nuns island although they used buildings in Newcastle at the start of their production
some info here

?Cee?view · 23-03-2011 12:35pm

The main distillery was on Earl's Island from 1815 to the mid 1800s. It moved to Nun's Island in approx 1850 when a woollen mill which had originally been a distillery was reconverted back to a distillery by one of the Persses. The business declined in the early 1900s when a young child inherited it.

Distillery Road in Newcastle (where the AIB is) survives as a reminder.

When the current college bar was being built there were continuing rumours of bottles of whiskey being found. Don't know if any turned up though.

Added: Earl's Island is where the College Bar, Corrib Club, Jes Rowing Club are.

bobbyss · 03-07-2012 1:02pm

There was a very small cemetery in St Anthony's College in Newcastle for the monks. Since the redevelopment of NUIG there, it has disappeared. I wonder what became of those interned? Does anyone know?

snubbleste · 03-07-2012 4:11pm

Where exactly was it in relation to the Friary building? The college only bought it in 1991 so it is recent enough. Your best bet is to enquire with the Franciscan Order locally.

bobbyss · 03-07-2012 8:07pm

I think it was where there is a car park now. Not the bigger one but the smaller one beside the gates to the student village there.

Lapin · 03-07-2012 10:05pm

LadyMayBelle wrote: »

There i one in Menlo, just beyond the castle..it's a lovely little one and not ancient, AFAIK there are some recent enough graves (that being 10-15 years ago).

Its still in use.

Menlo man, Tommy Lawless was buried there last month after losing a year long battle with cancer. R.I.P.

The cemetery itself was used extensively during the Great Famine in the 1840s during which time the village of Menlo suffered extensive losses to its population. Many of those who died were intered in unmarked graves. Prior to the famine the population of Menlo was larger than it is today.

It is indeed a beautiful resting place, nestled in the woods overlooking the Corrib.

Fuinseog · 03-07-2012 10:20pm

Lapin wrote: »

Its still in use.

Menlo man, Tommy Lawless was buried there last month after losing a year long battle with cancer. R.I.P.

The cemetery itself was used extensively during the Great Famine in the 1840s during which time the village of Menlo suffered extensive losses to its population. Many of those who died were intered in unmarked graves. Prior to the famine the population of Menlo was larger than it is today.

It is indeed a beautiful resting place, nestled in the woods overlooking the Corrib.

there is a single grave outside the graveyard in the woods from the fire. for older graves there is a dolmen in the area.

Rob A. Bank · 04-07-2012 6:20pm

Although not of much use to the OP, perhaps one of the saddest graveyards is Killnapastia (Church of the Children) on the golf course, used in days of old for the burial of unbaptised children, suicides, shipwrecked sailors, strangers, urepentant murderers and their victims.

All that remains of it now is an irregular square meter or two of ground with a plaque. It can be seen on the ordinance survey map from the 1890s here. (click through the preview maps to see older and newer maps and satelite images)

From Galway Golf Club…

Close to where the second tee is situated is a Childrens' Burial Ground - Killnapastia (Church of the Children). The Galway Archaeological Survey Files note "marked as asmall building on the seashore on the 1st edition of ordnance survey maps and called "Killnapastia" this site now consists of a sub rectangular area measuring 10 metres by 7 metres. Within it is an area of rough grass and boulders - this may be the remains of a Childrens' burial ground The site lies immediately beside the storm beach, at the edge of the golf course No trace of the building marked on the 1st edition survives. The name suggests that this may have been the site of a chapel". It was a common practice in the past to choose such sites as Killeens for the burial of unbaptised children and strangers.

Mr. T. Fanning, Archaeological Dept., U.CG. who supervised the work on the construction of the second tee suggested that a plaque with the following inscription be erected to mark the location of this ancient site.

"Cuireadh iad ar shli na mara,
Taid anois ar shli na firinne".

The plaque can be read through the green netting fence between the golf course and the trail along the shoreline 150m beyond the Blackrock bathing tower.

Rob A. Bank · 04-07-2012 6:37pm

missymoo. wrote: »

thanks for that, yes Bolands did live/own the Ardilaun but does that mean that the cemetery that was in the grounds of the Ardilaun Hotel was the site of Bolands Cemetery??? i know bodies were exhumed out of the gardens of the Ardilaun but again not sure where they were finally laid to rest....... one other thing has anyone heard of the locked room in the Ardilaun Hotel ????

The Ordinance Survey map from the 1890s shows a burial ground which is now under the houses between Dalton Drive and Glenard Cresent. Perhaps that was the area that was exhumed.

There was a pre-famine village just south of the area at the end of Daly's Fort Road shown on the 1842 OSI map, but no burial ground is mentioned.

I'm uncomfortable with the whole thing... 'Rest in Peace' and 'Final resting place' seem to be losing their meaning.

ladhrann · 05-07-2012 10:41pm

Rob A. Bank wrote: »

The Ordinance Survey map from the 1890s shows a burial ground which is now under the houses between Dalton Drive and Glenard Cresent. Perhaps that was the area that was exhumed.

There was a pre-famine village just south of the area at the end of Daly's Fort Road shown on the 1842 OSI map, but no burial ground is mentioned.

I'm uncomfortable with the whole thing... 'Rest in Peace' and 'Final resting place' seem to be losing their meaning.

Considering the attitude of both the planning authority, builders and a lot of locals that 'you can't stop progress' and 'tear down that auld ting' we should hardly be surprised.

Fuinseog · 06-07-2012 8:54am

the dead did not like it when the new fire station was built on the graveyard in the claddagh.

Gremlinertia · 06-07-2012 12:29pm

The osi links won't show up for me, all i get is a pale blue screen when i try to view - any ideas anyone?.

Mrs OBumble · 06-07-2012 1:20pm

Fuinseog wrote: »

the dead did not like it when the new fire station was built on the graveyard in the claddagh.

... ????

Not fair to just leave us hanging like that ....

Rob A. Bank · 06-07-2012 1:23pm

You may need to download the OSI free viewer to explore the online interactive maps, it is available on their homepage.

Tutorial on how to use it here.

Fuinseog · 06-07-2012 9:38pm

JustMary wrote: »

... ????

Not fair to just leave us hanging like that ....

I might have mentioned it before. when the station was being built circa 1957 ladders started falling down mysteriously and other objects started moving about by themselves.

JillyQ · 14-08-2012 9:58am

missymoo. wrote: »

Does anyone have information on Bolands Land in the Dr Mannix Road/ Glenard area of Salthill... it was the site of a cemetery, two wealthy sisters owned most of the land in this area and part of this was a cemetery apparently known as Boland's Cemetery, I know of the one in Lenaboy its not that..... any info would be great thanks

I think the one you are referring to is the graveyard for the dominican nuns, i grew up beside the Ardilaun, i remember the Boland sisters, but never heard anything about a graveyard.

Kalilileth · 05-11-2013 10:20pm

There is also a cemetery in the grounds of the hospital (St. Brigids?) in Prospect Hill which is now part of the County Buildings. I think it was used as a childrens burial ground.
There is also one at the rear of the Magdalene Asylum as well as graves of women from the Asylum in the New Cemetery in Bohermore.
As far as I know, Rahoon Cemetery is the one on the left going up the hill. The new cemetery in Rahoon is, I think, called St. Josephs Cemetery.
There is also a cemetery at the rear of the Methodist Church in Victoria Place as well as at St. Nicholas Collegiate Church.
Is there one at the Presbyterian Church (now an arts centre I think?) at Nun's Island?
And is there one at the Poor Clares Monastery in Nun's Island?
Think there was also one at Joyce's House, later Royal Tara, in Mervue as well as St. James.
Also I think there was one at the Redemptorist Monastery, now part of GMIT at Wellpark.

?Cee?view · 05-11-2013 10:37pm

Rahoon is Mount Saint James.

cytop · 05-11-2013 10:40pm

?Cee?view wrote: »

Rahoon is Mount Saint James.

That stirs a memory... have just skimmed the thread, but has St James cemetery in Michael Collins Road been mentioned?

Bit of a write up here...

Edit: Seems it has. Just 2 posts above

Cemeteries in Galway

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