All over here, Padraig. Sometimes the grave is reused by another family. Think about it....This is a very small island and millions have died here over the last few centuries, and there are very few graves for all those people. Janet On 9/21/06, Pádraig Mór Ó Gealagain <padraigogealagain@rogers.com> wrote: > Where are graves recycled- and specifically , in respect of graves, what > does the term mean > ***** Reply to the LIST ONLY - Please ***** > ***** Thanks for your consideration ***** > > Pádraig Mór, > An Sean Gabhar > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janet Crawford" <reojan@gmail.com> > To: <irl-cork@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 7:36 AM > Subject: Re: (CORK) Where do I look? > > > > Kaye and all, It is very common to have 3-4 buried at a time in a > > single grave, one on top of the other. It is also common to recycle > > graves after a time. Yes, they may all have been buried there at one > > time or another. > > > > Janet > > > > On 9/21/06, kaye vernon <kjvernon@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > >> well surely they wouldnt all be buried in the same grave........it would > >> be > >> mighty crowded. > >> Kaye > >> www.bananatv.com/familytreechecklist.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Well, I thank God that such as you say didn't happen to my family graves in Cahercorney civil parish, Co. Limerick - the oldest of which is from 1675, and the site is still open for new burials for existing plot owners. In the last few years another plot was opened in land behind the old churchyard for new burials. Recycled - bah, humbug! ***** Reply to the LIST ONLY - Please ***** ***** Thanks for your consideration ***** Pádraig Mór, An Sean Gabhar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Crawford" <reojan@gmail.com> To: <irl-cork@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 10:12 AM Subject: Re: (CORK) Where do I look? All over here, Padraig. Sometimes the grave is reused by another family. Think about it....This is a very small island and millions have died here over the last few centuries, and there are very few graves for all those people. Janet On 9/21/06, Pádraig Mór Ó Gealagain <padraigogealagain@rogers.com> wrote: > Where are graves recycled- and specifically , in respect of graves, what > does the term mean > ***** Reply to the LIST ONLY - Please ***** > ***** Thanks for your consideration ***** > > Pádraig Mór, > An Sean Gabhar > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janet Crawford" <reojan@gmail.com> > To: <irl-cork@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 7:36 AM > Subject: Re: (CORK) Where do I look? > > > > Kaye and all, It is very common to have 3-4 buried at a time in a > > single grave, one on top of the other. It is also common to recycle > > graves after a time. Yes, they may all have been buried there at one > > time or another. > > > > Janet > > > > On 9/21/06, kaye vernon <kjvernon@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > >> well surely they wouldnt all be buried in the same grave........it > >> would > >> be > >> mighty crowded. > >> Kaye >

My mother in law told me that years ago in the United States that after 25 years they would declare a grave an open and a family could reuse it. I have never checked with anyone (and wouldn't know who to check with) about tha validity of the statement. Now with the steel vaults and all that can't be done. And we are running out of cemetery space. I believe in Cambridge Ma. at the city cemetery you cannot buy a grave ahead of time. Cheryl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Crawford" <reojan@gmail.com> To: <irl-cork@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 10:12 AM Subject: Re: (CORK) Where do I look? > All over here, Padraig. Sometimes the grave is reused by another > family. Think about it....This is a very small island and millions > have died here over the last few centuries, and there are very few > graves for all those people. > >> > >> > Janet >> >