Is anyone transcribing or has anyone transcribed Kilmacduane Cemetery in County Clare? I would be very interested in Pyne’s from the Cooraclare area of County Clare, buried in Kilmacduane Cemetery. Of particular interest would be Richard Pyne and his wife/wives Ellen Keo(u)gh. Many thanks, Mary Cecilia (Long) Murphy at murphymcwf@aol.com

Hello out there! Can anyone give me data on graves/monuments in St Mary's churchyard, Gowran? Patrick Cuthbert KPS Cuthbert cuthbert@mweb.co.za

Is there any information on Court Abbey Cemetary? I have O'Connor relatives buried there, although the County Sligo Heritage Center can't seem to verify that. In 1965 a relative named Denis O'Connor moved back to Tobercurry from New York and his son states that he was buried in Court Abbey in 1969 next to my grandmother's grandfather, Daniel O'Connor, and along with both his mother and father. I believe his father's name was also Denis. Daniel's wife's name was Catherine Calvey, she should also be buried there. If the Heritage Center cannot get the information, is there any other source I can turn to? Anne

----- Original Message ----- From: <IRELAND-CEMETERIES-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <IRELAND-CEMETERIES-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, 21 December 2000 8:00 Subject: IRELAND-CEMETERIES-D Digest V00 #23

The following is an Extract from an article on Children's Burial Grounds in county Mayo: JRSAI, 1969. While it deals with county Mayo, the reason for the existence of special burial grounds for children was the same throughout Ireland and the types of site found in Mayo are the same as used in other counties. An introduction to a survey of these, and other forgotten burial grounds, in the West. R. B. Aldridge "Particular attention does not seem to have been given to the recording and mapping of what are known as "Children's Burial Grounds," primarily used for the burying of unbaptised children. In some areas many are shown on the 6 inch Ordnance Survey maps, whilst in others only a few are marked. Knox mentions most of the well known ones, as does O'Donovan, and these are mostly on the maps. Without local help and interest many can be passed over unnoticed, and in time will be forgotten or destroyed. Some have been lost already in land reclamation work. Probably in most cases unbaptised or stillborn children were not permitted to be buried in consecrated ground, so that special plots outside the normal burial grounds were very necessary. In more recent years these sites have continued to be used as C.B.G's; certainly in many cases burials have taken place within the last twenty years, and even up to as late as 1964 in one case. Obviously in penal times, famines, and before the building of many R.C. Chapels and graveyards during the past 170 years, the distances from isolated villages and farms to a consecrated burial ground were often too great or too difficult for normal use. In many cases I have used the term C.B.G., when it is most probable that the site was also used for adult burials in the past. In some cases there were sites of ancient churches or graveyards, or of ruined abbeys etc., that could be used; in others a convenient rath, or portion of one, was set aside for burials, or a small piece of ground outside a village fenced in; these latter sites not being consecrated ground were used probably for the burial of unbaptised children only. A rath being considered as pagan in origin, was an obvious choice for the burial of the unbaptised. There are no suitable raths in much of the bogland of the west, and though adults might have been taken long distances to consecrated ground, small local enclosures were made for unbaptised children to be buried in. These were often used for the burials of adults also. All the above can be considered as "Communal burial" as opposed to "Private burial places." O'Sullivan deals with the customs connected with children's burials in many parts of the country, and gives a list of some sites, viz gardens, fields, hedges, bushes, a cliff ledge (Donegal), high water mark, outside a church wall, or to the north side of the graveyard. TYPES OF SITE (a) a prehistoric tomb (b) a very slightly elevated flat rectangular or circular piece of ground. (c) a small plot inside the vallum of a rath. (d) a small plot outside a rath. (e) a small piece cut off from the inside perimeter of a rath. (f) a mound 5 or 6 feet high. (g) marked by a cairn of stones. (h) in an old graveyard with remains of a building, used only as a C.B.G. now. (i) inside the foundations of an old church or abbey building. (j) with the reputed site of a vanished church nearby. extensively used burial places, probably village burial grounds before the building of any nearby chapels, and now C.B.G.'s only. " one reference mentioned:O'Sullivan on the burial of Children. J.R.S.A.I. 1939.

Please would some kind person tell me whether the Dromara Cemetery has been transcribed or not and where would I be able to get access to it whether on-line or off-line. Thanks very much!! Regards Jo in Australia

In Ballinamallard Co TYRONE (bordering Co Fermanagh) there are Cof I church wall and churchyard memorials to LENDRUMs . Any info gratefully received by this new lister Eleanor in Sydney NSW

Hullo! or Hi! from a new lister Can anyone give me any inforamation about the rather elegant COLLINS gravestone in St Mary's Catholic Churchyard, Mallow, Co CORK? It is in memory of PATRICK COLLINS who died 1842 aged 48 and was erected by his only son DENNIS (sic). the name NAGLE is also crudely inscribed at the bottom. My ggf was a parish clerk, PATRICK COLLINS, (residing at Cecilstown, father's name Denis) who married in the C of I in Mallow in 1851 (have certificate copy). As one of my forebears supposedly changed religion "for love of a lady" I have a strong interest to find out more about those in the graveyard. (only if two generations became fathers at age 18 could there be a direct general link - how common might that have been in those days? ) Any info or leads would be greatly appreciated. TIA from Eleanor in Sydney NSW

KPS Cuthbert cuthbert@mweb.co.za -----Original Message----- From: Kingston PS Cuthbert [mailto:cuthbert@mweb.co.za] Sent: 12 December 2000 06:06 To: Ireland Cemetaries Subject: Patrick Cutbert or Cuthbert Can anyone give me information about Captain Patrick Cuthbert (Cutbert) who has a monument in St Mary's, Gowran. Died 1798 at the Battle of Kilcumney. Thanx Pat Cuthbert KPS Cuthbert cuthbert@mweb.co.za

Hello, Does anyone know where someone would be buried if they were living in a small village in Cork called Ballylusky. An old letter written by a relative -- the return address is: Ballylusky, Ballynoe, Tallow, Cork. This letter is dated 1937. They were Catholic. I am trying to locate the surnames of: FLYNN, Helena (her children were: David, Joe, Patrick, James, John, Michael, Ann, Kathleen & Helena) MORRISON, James, John, Michael In the letter it says that John Morrison was buried on Nov. 23, 1937. Any information would be most helpful. Thank you very much. Kathy

Could anyone tell me how I would go about finding burial records for Templetenny Cemetery in Ballyporeen, Tipperary and the Ballysheehan (Burncoat) area also? Where would these records be held, and is it possible to access them? I'm looking specifically for the records for Maurice LUDDY, his wife Mary (Riordan), their son, John LUDDY, and possibly even William LUDDY and his wife, Catherine (Leonard). Any help would be greatly appreciated. June Young jmyaky@mindspring.com

Hello: Does anyone have a list of cemeteries for Ballycotton, County Cork, or Ballybraher, County Cork? And does anyone know the name of the parish in both townlands? E-mail me direct: bdorgan@bellsouth.net Thanks, Bill Dorgan

Hi. I am looking for any transcripts of cemeteries in Curran, Maghera or Magherafelt in Co. Derry. Am particularly interested in finding details of any MARLIN burials with details of gravestone inscriptions. Laurie Marlin, Fish Creek, Victoria, Australia. 7/12/2000

Hi Great grandfather WILLIAM WIXTED was born 1847 in Newport. I am trying to find the cemeteries in the Newport area so that I will be able to track down his parents In advance thank you for your time All information will be most welcomed Diane

Hello All........ Hope I am doing this the correct way. 1st time! I need help as have hit that "Brick Wall" My Greatgrandfather was born in Co. Roscommon, FrenchPark in1832. His parents must be buried somewhere around there. They would be Mathew & Winifred Leonard. (Or anyother Leonards would be helpful.) I haven't the faintest idea of Parish or church. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Winifred Weiss

Is there anyone on the list that has a list of cemeteraries in Mourne, which I believe is in Co. Down. Thanks Anne in USA

Seeking information on the Mearns name pior to1840 and the Townley name pior to 1840

Sorry if this is a duplicate - Is there somewhere that would have a list of the cemeteries in County Clare? We plan a trip there, and would like to visit as many as possible. I have a list of all the parish churches - most should have a cemetery, right? I am researching Peter CUNNINGHAM, born around 1854 in Co. Clare - I haven't been able to find the township or parish he was from. He married Anna CONWAY (CONMY) from County Mayo in 1878 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. I've tried Griffiths, his ship's log and naturalization papers. His father was Charles CUNNINGHAM, and his mother Anna O'DONNELL - it appears that they remained in the old country (Peter and all of his family are buried together in Pennsylvania; Charles and his wife are not among them). Any ideas how I can find the parish/township before we go to Ireland? Otherwise, I might stroll all the cemeteries we can fit in.

I wonder if any one on the list knows were Coole Glebe cemetery is I know it is in Carmoney just outside Belfast but I dont know were, I have grave papers dated 1892. Regards Alex Patterson in Belfast Also at mi0bdx@qsl.net

Would anyone know where a family of ACHESON's might be buried if they lived in Mullagbrach? There were/are many genereations living/lived there. The ones that emigrated became Presbyterian ministers so the rest probably were too. ARe there too many cemeteries to narrow it down or would it be fairly obvious. Thank you. Terri Gordon, Redmond, Washington