title: New Irish Farm Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
text: # New Irish Farm Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
  
  New Irish Farm Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (Dutch: Ieper) in Belgium on the Western Front.
  
  The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war.
  
  ## Foundation
  
  The cemetery, named after the nickname of a nearby farmhouse, was established in August 1917. It was used until the November, then again in April and May 1918. At the time of the armistice, it was a small cemetery with 73 graves. It was enlarged by concentrating graves from the battlefields to the north-east of Ypres and from small cemeteries.
  
  The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.
  
  ## Concentrated cemeteries
  
  The following cemeteries were concentrated into New Irish Farm:
  
  * Admiral's, Boezinge (19 soldiers)
  * Canopus Trench, Langemark (12)
  * Comedy Farm, Langemark (29)
  * Cross Roads, Sint Jan (19)
  * Ferdinand Farm, Langemark (15)
  * Francois Farm, Langemark (23)
  * Fusilier Farm, Boezinge (14)
  * Glimpse Cottage, Boezinge (18)
  * Irish Farm, Sint Jan (54)
  * La Miterie German, Lomme (8)
  * Manor Road, Zillebeke (19)
  * Mirfield, Boezinge (16)
  * Paratonniers Farm, Boezinge (13)
  * Pilckem Road, Boezinge (27)
  * Sint Jan Churchyard (44)
  * Spree Farm, Langemark (14)
  * Vanheule Farm, Langemark (22)
  * Yorkshire, Sint Jan (22)
  