Hi Folks I know that most (all) cemeteries of Down have been transcribed by Historical Societies as they have been here in Canada as well but I'm unsure of the dates? In Canada, when we transcribe a cemetery we include all stones including the recent ones. I have transcribed many a cemetery myself in my area and have also photographed the stones. Could someone tell me what years the transcribed inscriptions go up to in Ireland? Are they up to the present or do they stop in the 1920's, 30's etc. Thanks and all the best Jim Beattie jim.sherrybeattie@kos.net

...they stopped in around 1915 at least that's when the JMD's were brought to a close ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim & Sherry Beattie" <jim.sherrybeattie@kos.net> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 4:18 PM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Cemetery Inscription years > Hi Folks > I know that most (all) cemeteries of Down have been transcribed by > Historical Societies as they have been here in Canada as well but I'm > unsure > of the dates? In Canada, when we transcribe a cemetery we include all > stones > including the recent ones. I have transcribed many a cemetery myself in my > area and have also photographed the stones. > Could someone tell me what years the transcribed inscriptions go up to in > Ireland? Are they up to the present or do they stop in the 1920's, 30's > etc. > Thanks and all the best > Jim Beattie > jim.sherrybeattie@kos.net > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Thanks folks for all the help. It sounds as if someone wants to find a headstone inscription from the 1920's or 30's they're pretty much out of luck. all the best Jim jim.sherrybeattie@kos.net