Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Inis Oírr, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inis Oírr
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- GA120A002----
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The National Monuments Service's description
At S end of the island c. 400m N of the lighthouse. Barry (1886, 493) mentions the accidental discovery of 'several graves excavated out of the solid rock', one of which he recorded himself: 'The grave was flagged with ... limestone ... Inside it was only 3.5 feet [1.07m] by 2 feet [0.6m], and 2 feet in depth. The skull and bones were of a full-grown person ... much decayed'. 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