Bohermore Cemetery Explained

Bohermore Cemetery
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Location:	Bohermore, Galway
Country:	Ireland
Coordinates:	53.2812°N -9.0384°W
Owner:	Galway City Council
Findagraveid:	2214030

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 180km (110miles) 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)

External links

• Bohermore’s Victorian Cemetery - Resting Place of the Famous

Notes and References

1. Web site: GalwayCity - Cemeteries. www.galwaycity.ie.
2. Web site: Bohermore’s Victorian Cemetery - Resting Place of the Famous. Historicgraves. 19 October 2017. 8 May 2011.
3. Web site: City remembers memorial for 99 plane crash victims . independent.ie . Irish Independent . 13 August 2008 . 14 March 2023 .