Bohermore Cemetery (also known as ''New Cemetery'') is a large cemetery located in
Bohermore, an area of
Galway, Ireland.
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. It is one of two cemeteries operated by
Galway City Council, the other being ''Mount St. Joseph Cemetery'' (also known as ''Rahoon Cemetery'').
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
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crashed into the sea west of Galway is located just inside the main gates. Several bodies of the passengers are buried around the memorial.
Notable burials
People buried here include:
*
Pádraic Ó Conaire (1882–1928),
Irish language
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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
Michael Morris, Baron Morris and 1st Baron Killanin, (14 November 1826 – 8 September 1901), known as Sir Michael Morris, Bt, from 1885 to 1889, was an Irish lawyer and judge. He was Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland from 1887 ...
(1826–1901), lawyer and judge
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Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (1914–1999), president of the
International Olympic Committee
* Victims of the
KLM Flight 607-E
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KLM Flight 607-E was an international scheduled flight that crashed on 14 August 1958, on takeoff from Shannon Airport, Ireland. The aircraft was a Lockheed Super Constellation. All 99 on board died, making the crash the deadliest civ ...
disaster (1958)
Gallery
New Cemetery Bohermore-154227 (48318173021).jpg, Grave of Pádraic Ó Conaire
New Cemetery Bohermore-154214 (48318165976).jpg, Family vault of Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin
Michael Morris, Baron Morris and 1st Baron Killanin, (14 November 1826 – 8 September 1901), known as Sir Michael Morris, Bt, from 1885 to 1889, was an Irish lawyer and judge. He was Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland from 1887 ...
New Cemetery Bohermore-154216 (48318286567).jpg, Mortuary chapel
Galway, Ireland - panoramio - georama (1).jpg, Mortuary chapel and graves
Galway, Ireland - panoramio - georama (3).jpg, KLM Flight 607-E
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KLM Flight 607-E was an international scheduled flight that crashed on 14 August 1958, on takeoff from Shannon Airport, Ireland. The aircraft was a Lockheed Super Constellation. All 99 on board died, making the crash the deadliest civ ...
disaster memorial
New Cemetery Bohermore-154246 (48318292522).jpg, KLM Flight 607-E
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KLM Flight 607-E was an international scheduled flight that crashed on 14 August 1958, on takeoff from Shannon Airport, Ireland. The aircraft was a Lockheed Super Constellation. All 99 on board died, making the crash the deadliest civ ...
memorial and graves
File:New Cemetery Bohermore - 154217 (48318167886).jpg, Graves in the cemetery
File:New Cemetery Bohermore-154240 (48318175151).jpg, Graves in the cemetery
References
External links
{{commonscat, New Cemetery Bohermore, Bohermore Cemetery
Bohermore’s Victorian Cemetery - Resting Place of the Famous
Geography of Galway (city)
Cemeteries in Ireland