A vault damaged more than a year ago and still unrepaired is “an absolute danger,” Cllr Michael Holland has warned.
Cllr Holland again raised the condition of the vault in Ballintubber at the May meeting of Roscommon Municipal District.
The independent councillor said the historic vault is “hanging out on to the street”.
“It is an absolute danger,” he said. He asked that funding be found to carry out a feasibility study to repair the damage caused to it.
During Storm Éowyn, a tree fell on it, splitting it in two. Since January 2025, it has been held together with straps and pallets.
“On St. Patrick’s Day, I was stewarding during the parade and was told ‘you better go up to the crypt’.
“There were six or seven kids on the roof of it,” he said. “If the ratchet was ever loosened, it would be a danger.”
His call was supported by Cllr Paschal Fitzmaurice, who said the issue had been going on a long time.
He said that funding had been made available in the council’s budget for graveyards, and it was agreed that a letter be sent to director of services Mark Keaveny about the issue.
During the meeting, Cllr Marty McDermott also thanked the council for its work on Oran and Derrane cemeteries following the storm.
*Published under the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme
