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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Kildare => Topic started by: Ter on Monday 21 July 08 23:29 BST (UK)
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Trying to find the grave of Sarah Behan. Her parents were John and Marcella (nee O'Brien). They were married in 1907 and they are buried in Kilmeague cemetery. Sarah died in England in April '88 and was brought home to Ireland to be buried. There is no record of where she was buried only assuming maybe would it be with her parents. Any help please would be greatly appreciated.
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Have you tried contacting the cemetery or the council if they are in charge?
Assume it might be in relation to this query:
www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?p=660890
I see from the messages posted that suggestions were already made about finding the information.
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aghadowey, thanks for your reply. Yes every avenue has been tried. Hoping now that somebody out there may remember this happening. 20 years is not that long ago really.
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Has everything been tried or are you just assuming it has been? In early July several suggestions were made as to sources to contact for more information so I'm not sure what more you hope to find here.
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I only came on this site last night after a poster on another site made me aware of it. Now I just heard the story on the radio and thought if I could help out atall so hence these posts. I have mailed a lady in England who is involved in it and told her of the various sites I have put it on so no doubt she will be checking it out. Now she did give the indication that councils etc had been checked. You did mention contacting the cemetery, I presume it would be the local Priest but i feel all this has been done. I am waiting to hear from the lady concerned.
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If, and I do mean if, the local council and church have no record of this person being buried with her parents then it's possible that she was actually buried somewhere else in Ireland- with a sibling for example- and not with the parents.
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That could be the problem.
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Would there be any possibility of tracing this query through a travel route. Surely there are strict regulations and records for transporting coffins for burial from one country to another.
Also: Records of Co Council permission application to take body from country / records of who the body was released to from Hospital ward - morgue or County morgue - Funeral home/stating destination.
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From what I can make out they have tried any records they could possibly try.
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It would probably be best to verify exactly what records have been checked rather than to assume that "they have tried any records they could possibly try."
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Hopefully Michael her son will post on here directly fairly soon and he will be able to clarify exactly what they've done.
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I have been over to Kilmeague cemetery and while there are several headstones with Behan, none have the name of Sarah on them.
I can post the names here, or send them to you by e-mail, if you let me have your address.
Regards,
Jack
www.genealogylaois.com
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Thanks seanmac. If you wish to post the names here that will be great.
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Behan Michael; 22/9/1949 (46)
Bridget (sis); 9/9/1973 (67)
Behan Jennie; 13/11/1936 (Spring Garden St Dublin)
Behan Laurence; 15/8/1982
Behan Anna; 8/1/2002
Behan Jane; 22/10/1954 (78) Coolree Robertstown
Behan Patrick; 2/6/1961 (73)
Behan John; 23/7/1968 (86)
Behan Anna M; 14/6/1954 (76) The Mill Plunketstown
Rosanna ; 15/9/1965 (infant grand-dtr)
Edward (son); 8/6/1982 (66)
Patrick (son); 16/3/1985 (71)
Behan Peter; 8/12/1991 (late of Allen)
Christina (w); 25/12/1972
John (son); 23/9/1975
Behan Patrick; 11/4/1973 (69) Derrymullen
Mollie (w); 26/11/1993 (89)
Behan John; 13/4/1972 (64) Dunnbyrne
Mary (w); 10/4/2005
Behan Hugh?; 5/6/1970 (71) Plunketstown
Mary (w); 1/12/1988 (85)
Behan Joseph (Joe); 12/1/1979 (71) Robertstown
Josie (w); 12/6/1996 (75)
Twin Brothers;
Pius; 24/8/1954; (2 weeks)
John; 9/11/1954 (3 months) interred in Rathangan
Behan Patrick; 2/2/1935 Derrymullen
Mary (w); 22/12/1938
Morris (son); 23/9/1969 (84)
Richard (son); 12/10/1978) (80)
Michael (son); Feb 1983.
Behan Patrick; 23/6/1949 (77) Ballintine
Domican Patrick (son-in-law)
(stone erected by dtr Kathleen)
Regards,
Jack
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Thanks Jack very much for doing that. Theres quite a lot of Behans buried there.
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Hi, do you mean Allen graveyard as far as I am aware there is not Kilmeague cemetery, all my family are buried in Allen graveyard, which is about a quarter of a mile up the road from kilmeague.
Emilyrose
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Hi Emily,
I'm not familar with Kildare, but I went to Kilmeague (as I thought) that has a very large church and large cemetery, and includes many Behan headstones.
Coming from Portlaoise, perhaps the place name is wrong.
Would there be any Behan in Allen, or was I in Allen?
Thanks,
Jack
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hI seanmac,
you must have been in Allen as there is no Kilmeague graveyard, Allen is just how you describe it with a big church and a large graveyard to one side of it.
Emily
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Thanks for that Emily, Ter is looking for the burial place of his mother and he mentioned that she could be buried in Kilmeague, hence my visit, found plenty of Behan, but not the reqiured one, so it's going to be difficult from here.
Best wishes,
Jack
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Hi, did you ever find the grave? If not, I may be able to help, my Nan was Sarah (Sally) Behan, Married to William Hansard.
Carolann Hansard