Hello Greta: There is a series of books (County Down Gravestone Inscriptions) that transcribe most headstones prior to 1900. There is the odd stone with a post 1900 burial if it is on a stone with a pre 1900 burial. So the person you are interested in is after 1900 and outside the scope of these books. Warigstown is included in Volume 19. The towns of Warigstown and Donahcloney appear to go hand in hand, so when searching fro a grave - especially an old one, it would be best to search both. There was no mention of Collins in either town. However, it would not be unusual that Mrs. Collins family was from Warigstown and not Mr. Collins. If you know her maiden name, try that. The earlier suggestion to contact the church directly s a good idea. Google to find the church and then try and contact them. Or use directory assistance at British Telecom to get an address for the church and write them. Can't hurt. So you don't go away empty handed, here's a bit of information about the two churches: The Waringstown Church The Parish church in the centre of Waringstown village in the townland of Magherana and Parish of Dronaghcloney. The church was built in 1689 by William Waring and a north transept was added in 1830, a south aisle in 1858 and a chancel in 1888. The oldest memorial in the church is of 1689 and the oldest gravestone of 1709. The history of the parish is covered in the Rev. E. D. Atkinson’s “An Ulster Parish being a History of Donaghcloney,” Dublin, 1898. In this the gravestones in Donaghcloney and Waringstown graveyards are transcribed and all which have survived in the latter have been checked and included here. Donaghcloney Church Situated alongside the secondary road from Banbridge to Magherlin, the old parish graveyard is in the townland of the same name. It is on a mound forming a strong defensive position above the river Lagan. There was probably a church here until the 1641 rising and certainly it was ruinous in 1679 when William Waring decided to build a church in Waringstown. Even the foundations of the old church are hard to trace in the wild and rough graveyard. The parish registers, dating for 1697, have been preserved in local custody and the oldest surviving gravestone dates 1707. The history of the parish is covered in the Rev. E. D. Atkinson’s “An Ulster Parish being a History of Donaghcloney,” Dublin, 1898. In this the gravestones in Donaghcloney and Waringstown graveyards are transcribed and all which have survived in the latter have been checked and included here. > From: charolais@xtra.co.nz > To: nir-down@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 17:07:27 +1300 > Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Waringstown COI > > Hi does anyone on the list know if the headstones in the Waringstown COI > cemetery have been recorded , my gt grandmother was buried there Ellen Jane > Collins died 24-12-1910 and I am not sure if she is in a family plot or not. > Can I contact the local council, would they have a site plan? > > Regards Greta Harman > New Zealand > > > -------------------------------------------------- > 472 list members as of 1 Aug 2010. > -------------------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message