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]
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]
People buried here include: