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Title: Newcastle area burials
Post by: bainin on Saturday 02 May 15 21:30 BST (UK)
For RC burials in the Newcastle area through the 1920s to 1940s,what cemeteries were in use?
Thanks.
Title: Re: Newcastle area burials
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 03 May 15 11:34 BST (UK)
Here's a map of R.C. Parishes in County Down-
   Click on a parish for details of its records.
   Hold the mouse pointer over the parish to see variant names.
   Click on a county name to view its parish map.

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/downrc.htm
Title: Re: Newcastle area burials
Post by: bainin on Sunday 03 May 15 20:45 BST (UK)
Thank you aghadowey.
I see Maghera round tower and old graveyard not far from Newcastle.Does anyone know if the cemetery there was used in the nineteen twenties,thirties and forties?
Title: Re: Newcastle area burials
Post by: BallyaltikilliganG on Wednesday 06 May 15 10:49 BST (UK)
Using threeplaces on Ros Davies Co Down website
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/CHURCHES/K_W.htm#Kilcoo http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/PHOTOSwords/KilcooNewcastleAll.htm#ncath

Kilcoo 29:35/33    Catholic; St. Patrick's in Bryansford village, Ballyhafry townland; click here for a photo and more information eg burials 1860-1900 has graveyard attached
Kilcoo 29:28/33    Catholic: St. Malacy's Kilcoo village, in Ballymoney townland on the road between Rathfriland and Downpatrick; click here for a photo and more information has graveyard in old church grounds adjoining.   .
Kilcoo 29:18/18   Catholic; St Mary's of the Assumption at the northern end of Main St ,Newcastle, Ballaghbeg townland; click here for a photo and more information  burials 1860-1900; graveyard attached; try http://www.irishfamilyresearch.co.uk/MEMS.HTM
   

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/PHOTOSwords/MagheraAll.htm
Maghera church and round tower In Maghera civil parish
for gravestones try http://www.irishfamilyresearch.co.uk/MEMS.HT