What happened to Bohermore? Boarded up houses

Getting the bus from town to Renmore I often notice that there quite a number of abandoned and boarded up houses in a line down the street .. Maybe about 4 or 5 in a row on the way down to the Topaz. When did all these people move?

They're boarded a few years now.

It's very odd all right, maybe 4 out of 6 are boarded up.

Such a waste.

inisboffin

Deleted User wrote: »

When did all these people move?

After rag week last year

Seriously though, noticed it myself last week, such a shame - it's an old neighbourhood and some of the houses there have great character.

I think they were bought during the bubble to be knocked and redeveloped as one site. The have moderately big back yards so someone saw them as having potential.
http://maps.google.ie/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=53.281653,-9.040195&spn=0.000943,0.002411&t=h&z=19

Acoshla

I lived beside them in...2006, and they were already in that condition for a while.

Theres a planning notice in the window of one of them. Never did get around to reading it even though I pass it every day.
It's pretty similar in St. Patricks Avenue off Eyre Square, presumably both grand plans that foundered on the recessionary rocks.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

I think they were bought during the bubble to be knocked and redeveloped as one site. The have moderately big back yards so someone saw them as having potential.
http://maps.google.ie/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=53.281653,-9.040195&spn=0.000943,0.002411&t=h&z=19

Wow, I never even knew they had backgardens! For anyone who doesn't know where I'm on about, these are some of the houses

GuessWho2009

ya they where meant to be knocked, not sure fo new houses or apartments but then the recession hit and there like it since.

GalwayRob

I lived across the street from those houses... all along Bohermore, at least the old part is falling apart. Our sink exploded and walls started peeling with dampness before we moved out and now ours is being boarded up. Too much money to fix I reckon.

Mrs OBumble

GalwayRob wrote: »

I lived across the street from those houses... all along Bohermore, at least the old part is falling apart. Our sink exploded and walls started peeling with dampness before we moved out and now ours is being boarded up. Too much money to fix I reckon.

If you lived across the road from the ones linked to in an earlier post ... then you'd be kinda dead!

But there are several patches of boarded up houses in Bohermore. I suspect different stories around them - some further up the block that was linked to have been restored and sold.

thesandeman

The ones I think the OP is referring to isnt actuallly Bohermore. Its Grealishtown. That was a tiny little community 40/50 years ago. Just the few houses down from Cemetery Cross to The Hat Factory. It even had its own shop Gerathys (sp).
Bohermore doesnt start until the couple of houses on the corner of Cookes Terrace.
Strangly enough though, the cemetery on the opposite side has always been known as Bohermore Cemetery.

I've always known it as the New Cemetery, although the stone sign outside does just say "Bohermore Cemetery"

thesandeman

Its only known as the New Cemetery because it was newer than Castlegar afaaik and they were both in the same baronry.
Its probably newer than Rahoon as well so I think it was probably to distinguish.
Just like we still use the 'new bridge'.

And Rahoon is officially Mount St. Joseph Cemetery I think!

Greaney

thesandeman wrote: »

The ones I think the OP is referring to isnt actuallly Bohermore. Its Grealishtown. That was a tiny little community 40/50 years ago. Just the few houses down from Cemetery Cross to The Hat Factory. It even had its own shop Gerathys (sp).
Bohermore doesnt start until the couple of houses on the corner of Cookes Terrace.
Strangly enough though, the cemetery on the opposite side has always been known as Bohermore Cemetery.

Ah!! A true Wegian!! You pipped me at the post, yes, that's Grealishtown!!;)

snubbleste

1 Grealishtown €140k http://www.daft.ie/1939198
3 Grealishtown €85k http://www.daft.ie/1939237
4 Grealishtown €73k http://propertypriceregisterireland.com/details/4_grealishtown_bohermore_co_galway_ireland-97531/
5,6,7 Grealishtown €240k http://www.daft.ie/1951552

Plenty of graffiti in the boarded up ones.

snubbleste

snubbleste wrote: »

5,6,7 Grealishtown €240k http://www.daft.ie/1951552

Now only €140k

biko

eh thx