Overview
Hermitage — Cuilleendaeagh is recorded as Building in Galway. Within the NE sector of a burial ground (GA125-050001-). Named ‘Hermitage’, in Roman script, on the 1838 and 1920 editions of the OS 6-inch maps and recorded as being in ruins on the latter map.
Who lived here and when
The saved account records: Described in the OS Letters as a 'small house (cell)' (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol.
Homes and daily life
The saved account records: Within the NE sector of a burial ground (GA125-050001-).
What was found
The saved account records: On re-inspection in March 2010, the interior of the burial ground was heavily poached and had greatly deteriorated, including the area around this building.
Why it ended
The saved account records: Named ‘Hermitage’, in Roman script, on the 1838 and 1920 editions of the OS 6-inch maps and recorded as being in ruins on the latter map.
Why it mattered
Hermitage — Cuilleendaeagh matters because the source ties building to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Only scattered boulders and some dressed stones were visible.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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