Adele Wrote Could someone please let me know, if the early burials say from 1800 onwards, FIRST QUESTION Would the dead have been buried in a church yard or would they have been buried in a cemetery in Dublin ANSWER;- This would be dependant upon parish whether it was a churchyard which was a graveyard, the word mainly used in Ireland is a graveyard. Most areas around a church hold headstones. Areas of Dublin do have graveyards that are attached to an old church which when you pass them makes it look as though no church exists, but, when entered you can always find the old ruin of a church. In the beginning burials whether in Dublin or in the Country were governed by many laws, penal laws etc. Catholics were denied permission for burial they had to be buried by the church of the day, so therefore they were not allowed to enter the graveyard in certain times with their loved ones, they had to stand and observe from the gates or the walls. Graveyards are of mixed religions, and areas were not defined until much later, now if you enter a graveyard you can define between a RC area and a protestant area by the actual wording on a Headstone, RC will have something that pertains to their religion, ie. A carving HIS RIP where the Protestant stones do not hold this wording, but this a generalised ruling The Irish are a religious nation, even when burial was denied they still entered graveyards under the cover of dark to bury their dead, please do not think they buried them in grounds that was not blessed, it would indeed be the minority not the majority if this occurred. Glasnevin to my knowledge is online, but when you say online I feel you need to realise that most books written or covering this subject of headstones, is only ever offered on the local market in Ireland, very few ever making it To the world wide market. Mount Jerome and Glanevin have been dealt with at IGP level and If Joy is still a lister I am sure she can enlighten you more on those online graveyards whether on or off list is up to her. Sorry my answer grew, but I guess in truth I could broaden it even further. I do have a lot of headstone books from Ireland along with data that arrives on a monthly base on such things, I am aware of your interest in said Surname and I keep on looking for you Adele. Cheers Cara