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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Derry (Londonderry) => Topic started by: argyle25cassidy on Saturday 14 May 16 22:16 BST (UK)
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Hi does anyone know if the Longtower church in Derry holds any burial records.
Regards Argyle
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I don't think they have a burial ground :-\
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Hi they do have a burial ground, i have been to it. 😀
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If you go on find a grave you can see some internments .
Regards Argyle
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Yes, there is a graveyard-
http://www.derryjournal.com/news/photos-recall-graveyard-collapse-1-5017481
Best place to ask about records would probably be the church.
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Thats probably what i will have to do, it's a shame there isn't more records online.
Regards Argyle
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I've been to the cemetery at Longtower too and the newspaper story explains why there are very few graves!
My family were not only lifelong members of Longtower but, they also donated large sums of money to this church and have a memorial plaque on the wall inside.
(I've been told that part of a large donation made in 1929 paid for the existing baptismal font)
I have since located most of their graves in Derry and not one of them is buried at Longtower !
Deaths range from 1867 to 1945
Early deaths were buried at Killea burial ground whilst those from 1884 onwards were buried at City Cemetery, Lonemoor
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Hi Anne_P
Thankyou for your reply, i would say you right after the land slide in 1934 i would say a lot of graves were lost.
Just one more thing in the way with Irish research.
Kind regards
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I managed to find my family graves because the deaths were announced in The Derry Journal.
I have access via FindMyPast if you want me to have a look?
I've been to The City Cemetery and photographed the graves there but, I have no idea where Killea Cemetery is, or even if it still exists.
Maybe on my next visit! LOL
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Long Tower Church has 3 or 4 small cemeteries. They closed long time ago. I have been in some of them but unable to find headstone due to landslide long time ago. Lot of the headstones buried under grass or broken. The gates are kept locked and permission is needed to enter. But I do know my ancestor is buried there and roughly the location.
If you contact office @ City Cemetery they can maybe assist you as they helped me in the past.
Killea cemetery is out the Letterkenny Road. It is no longer in use. It was used for different religions.
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Killea cemetery is out the Letterkenny Road. It is no longer in use. It was used for different religions.
Ive got "Neely" relatives buried there.
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In the grounds of the Long Tower there is the Saint Columba Heritage centre “Aras Cholmcille”.
They have some records of people buried in the Five small cemeteries around the Long Tower.
You’ll get all the links below.
https://discovernorthernireland.com/things-to-do/saint-columba-heritage-centre-aras-cholmcille-and-st-columbas-church-long-tower-p676521?msclkid=83b5dbfeceda11ecb63fde6be7df27db
You would probably be best actually visiting the centre itself and talking to them.
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Volunteers from Long Tower church have a small database of the graves they have recorded at this website - www.stcolumbaheritage.com
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Thank you DorieM….
I will have a look…😀😀👍👍
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Here’s a useful link for anyone researching burials in St Columba's Church, Long Tower
St Columba's Church, Long Tower
Graveyard Database
https://www.stcolumbaheritage.com/index.php/graveyard
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Thank you
Mcclenj….I will have a look at this also…my gt gt grandfather is buried in there or was, not sure if his grave was one of the ones lost in the landslide years ago…