What is recorded here

Graveslab in Ballynacourty marks one life beneath Galway soil. The name still belongs to the dead, not the people who passed it or forgot it. A chamber, ledge or buried room may hold the body now. What is certain is that the place exists, and the dead remain inside it.

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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