Dear All I have been interested in the discussion regarding the possibility of inscriptions not always reflecting what lies beneath. I have been sent details of a family burial place in St Finbarr's cemetery. It is adorned by a large Celtic cross and is "The family burial place of the Rev R I U Leslie of Wilton Co Cork" There are various inscriptions - one of which is that of his eldest son Charles Henry Falkiner Leslie who died in India in 1898 at the age of 25. It is fairly obvious - although the stone does not actually say so - that Charles does not lie in this plot. The inscription is there as a memorial to him. In fact this could be the case with many young soldiers who went out to india from Cork in the 1800s and who never returned. There was, I believe, an East India Company recruiting office in Cork at this time. I am researching the Leslie family of Cork and would love to hear from anyone sharing this link. Regards Beverly

Lucky woman to have that much knowledge. My family's plot only says "The Quinlan Family"! Janet On 9/22/06, beverly . <begenn@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Dear All > > I have been interested in the discussion regarding the possibility of > inscriptions not always reflecting what lies beneath. > > I have been sent details of a family burial place in St Finbarr's cemetery. > It is adorned by a large Celtic cross and is "The family burial place of the > Rev R I U Leslie of Wilton Co Cork" > > There are various inscriptions - one of which is that of his eldest son > Charles Henry Falkiner Leslie who died in India in 1898 at the age of 25. It > is fairly obvious - although the stone does not > actually say so - that Charles does not lie in this plot. The inscription is > there as a memorial to him. > > In fact this could be the case with many young soldiers who went out to > india from Cork in the 1800s and who never returned. There was, I believe, > an East India Company recruiting office in Cork at this time. > > I am researching the Leslie family of Cork and would love to hear from > anyone sharing this link. > > Regards > > Beverly > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >