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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Cork => Topic started by: cardiff Irish on Tuesday 31 May 05 22:03 BST (UK)
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I have bought a book that gives quite a bit of info on burials (Brit. army) over the years.1813-1920 incl. artillery, hussars, dragoons etc. give me a shout if you have any queries. if you'd like to buy a copy I'll send you a link.
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"British Military Graveyard, 1810-1922: Ballincollig, Co. Cork, Ireland"
by Anne Donaldson (Published in paperback by the Ballincollig Enterprise Board in 2003).
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Hi there
Does it look like the graveyard was used for families for army personnel too/ My ancestor appears to have been based in Ballincollig with the 4th battalion of the Royal Artillery before being posted to Woolwich and then the West Indies. The family had a son William Owen born 1 January 1839 who was not with them in Woolwich on the 1841 census. I'm wondering if he died before they left Ballincollig.
HollyL
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An article on the BBC News website states that Anne Donaldson discovered that none of the soldiers' graves she found related to the Troubles which ended with the foundation of the Irish Free State in 1922 when the British garrison left. Most of the soldiers appeared to have died either of illness, accident or suicide, with many suffering battle-induced trauma or shell shock. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4304813.stm
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Thanks Christopher.
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Hello HollyL,
Have a look a Margaret Jordan's Ballincollig Heritage website ..http://tinyurl.com/5d7cgb ... It also contains details of the Ballincollig Heritage Association.
Christopher
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Yes- just found that! Very interesting - looks like I might need to do a 'field trip' to explore!
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found this list of those who rest there...
http://www.interment.net/data/ireland/cork/british/index.htm
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i'm looking for any connection to my great grandfather James Cassidy
he was born at Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1817 and then, somehow, at aged 15 was attested in 1832 into the 37th Regiment Of Foot of the Hampshire Regiment AT "Ballancollig", Co Cork, Ireland
he was discharged at Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1856 (see attached document)
what happened after that, i dunno
any help appreciated
thanks, Tony
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Hello all,
I am the author of the Ballincollig Military Graveyard book. Thank you for kind words and glad it is of help. It sold out in a few weeks and occassionally 2nd hand copies appear .
Yes, it was used for families as well as soldiers.
http://www.interment.net/data/ireland/cork/british/index.htm carries my transcript of the time. Occasionally other names have come up but regretfully I don't have them to hand.
I am now doing ww1 participants from the locality while also doing a list of soldiers who served at Ballincollig to 1922.
Anne