What is recorded here

Earl's Island in County Galway is the reputed burial place of Edmund de Burgo, son of the Red Earl of Ulster, who was abducted and murdered by the de Stauntons in 1338. The original grassy mound under a thorn tree has vanished, leaving only a deep hollow beside a huge boulder where locals dug illegally. The land still holds the shape of that violent loss, waiting for someone brave enough to listen without breaking it again.

At E end of Earl's Island, at extreme SW end of Lough Mask. Described in 1943 as 'A small grassy mound under a thorn tree' (Topgr. Files, NMI). Reputed to be the burial place of Edmund de Burgo, son of the Red Earl of Ulster, who was abducted and murdered by the de Stauntons in 1338. All that is visible at the spot indicated is a deep hollow near a huge boulder, apparently the results of an illegal excavation by locals some time ago. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

A small grassy mound, possibly a medieval burial monument; associated with Edmund de Burgo, son of the Red Earl of Ulster, indicating potential historical and aristocratic significance.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.