Lack of burial plots reaches crisis point

Families reusing old graves

FAMILIES in north Galway are being forced to reopen old graves due to a lack of cemetery space to bury loved ones.

That was the claim made by Independent Councillor James Charity at the May meeting of Galway County Council this week, where he said the lack of plots in Annaghdown and Claregalway were causing huge concern in communities ...

Read the story in full in this week’s edition of The Tuam Herald, on sale in shops or buy the digital edition here