Graves, burial in County Galway

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On Dead Island, close to N shore of Lough Mask and the Galway-Mayo border. Named, but not clearly marked, on 2nd ed. of OS 6-inch map (1899) on S side of the low hillock which forms the bulk of the island. Regarded by local tradition as Famine burials. No visible surface trace survives. I - West Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA026-011

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IslandmoreIslet · 510 yd

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Finny National SchoolSchool · 622 yd

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Cist in FionnaitheCist · 854 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.

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Catholic Church of the Immaculate ConceptionChurch/chapel · 1013 yd

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Burial in Earls IslandBurial · 1284 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.

Explorer Tom Burial in Earls Island has caught my eye in Earls Island, County Galway. I bet a burial with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.

Earls IslandIslet · 1422 yd

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BothánMountain / peak · 1.5 miTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this mountain top.

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Glenbeg EastMountain / peak · 1.6 miTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this mountain top.

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Children's playground3.8 miTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.

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Western WayWalking route · 4.0 miTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this walking route.

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Western Way - GalwayWalking route · 4.0 miTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this walking route.

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CastlekirkCastle · 5.1 mi

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