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]

Bohermore Cemetery
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Established1880 (144 years ago) (1880)
Location
CountryIreland
Coordinates53°16′52″N 9°02′18″W / 53.2812°N 9.0384°W / 53.2812; -9.0384
Owned byGalway City Council
Find a GraveBohermore Cemetery
Bohermore Cemetery

Location

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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

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People buried here include:

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References

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