Graves

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