What is recorded here
Dominick's Hill in County Galway held five Dominican priests buried between 1650 and 1890. The order left the nearby monastery in 1890 and carried the bones elsewhere, emptying the hill but never erasing its purpose. Pasture and forgetting did the rest.
In pastureland on a prominent hillock named 'Dominick's Hill' on the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map. According to local information, five Dominican priests were buried on the hill between c. 1650 and 1890. Their remains were disinterred in 1890 when the Dominicans left the nearby monastery (GA084-071001-). Not precisely located.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey UCG
Date of upload: 23 March 2017
Christian burial site, post-medieval period (c. 1650–1890), associated with Dominican priests. Significance lies in its historical and religious context, reflecting early modern Catholic presence in the area.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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