Thank you Gwen for the pertinent and useful information regarding cemeteries in Ireland. I realize the task of indexing graveyards is indeed a big job. Many cemeteries in Canada have been indexed/transcribed by local volunteers and/or assisted by others who are interested in seeing the job completed. The information is then printed and sold. I wondered if perhaps the same might be true for Ireland or parts of the Island (other countries too for that matter). Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: <GwenM10100@aol.com> To: <IRELAND-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 3:39 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-CEMETERIES] Re: Cemeteries Sligo and Dublin > In a message dated 05/14/2004 10:06:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > cracker@hotkey.net.au writes: > But what you are asking is a good idea an index of graveyards for ireland > would be great .........no one will do it of course as it is indeed a > mammoth task > There's more information out there than you might think.You could start > with the book, "A Guide to Irish Churches and Graveyards" by Brian Mitchell which > according to the introduction "attempts to identify the location of all > churches and graveyards in Ireland". both were identified in the Griffith Valuation > and so it relates to those already existing in the period 1848 to 1864" Then > you could consult James Ryan's Sources for family and local history which > identifies by county those already transcribed and by whom. > Local groups and individuals have indexed many graveyards from the memorial > headstones, notably the Genealogical society of Ireland's Memorial > inscriptions of Deansgrange Cemetery which runs to 5 volumes at least. While these index > only those whose names are inscribed on still legible headstones, if you > locate a family or individual of interest, then the cemetery can identify from one > name and date of death all burials for that grave. Glasnevin Cemetery in > Dublin has computerized records of all burials dating back to 1906 including older > burials in graves that have been opened since that date. > The catalog of the Family History Library of the LDS also has numerous > resources and can be searched online at << www.familysearch.org>> > This is not a comprehensive list, just to illustrate there is much > information available if you search for it (and are lucky) > GMcC. > > > ==== IRELAND-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > The list archives can be found by visiting ~ > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/IRL/IRELAND-CEMETERIES.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >