Famine Cemetery
Famine Cemetery is a cemetery in County Galway, Connacht which is located on Loughrea Road. Famine Cemetery is situated nearby to the railway station Gort, as well as near the place of worship workhouse chapel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gort and Kiltartan Castle.
Gort
Railway station
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Gort railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Gort in County Galway, Ireland. Gort is situated 520 metres west of Famine Cemetery.
Kiltartan Castle
Ruins
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Kiltartan Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. Kiltartan Castle is situated 2½ km north of Famine Cemetery.
Coole Park
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Coole Park is a nature reserve of approximately 1,000 acres located a few miles west of Gort, County Galway, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service, part of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Coole Park is situated 3½ km northwest of Famine Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gort and Shanaglish.
Gort
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Gort is a town in County Galway in the west of Ireland, with a population of 2900 in 2022. It's in low-lying farming country but is at the edge of the bare limestone plateau of the Burren.
Shanaglish
Village
Shanaglish is a village in the parish of Beagh in the south of County Galway, Ireland, close to the border with County Clare. The name Shanaglish comes from the Gaelic 'Sean Eaglais', meaning 'old church'. Shanaglish is situated 7 km south of Famine Cemetery.
Boston
Locality
Boston is a village in north County Clare, Ireland. It is situated near Lough Bunny, off the R460 road from Corofin to Gort, at the northeastern edge of the Burren National Park, and close to the border with County Galway. Boston is situated 9 km southwest of Famine Cemetery.
Famine Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Address: Loughrea Road
- Category: burial
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.06817° or 53° 4′ 5″ northLongitude
-8.80654° or 8° 48′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C5H359V+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 1030516353OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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