What is recorded here

Dead Island rises beside the northern shore of Lough Mask, carrying a burial name into local memory. Tradition points to Famine deaths beneath its low hillock, yet no grave marker or trench remains visible. The island keeps that loss hidden beneath grass and water, inviting imagination rather than proof.

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. 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

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