Milltown Cemetary

[AM]

Can anyone help me sort this mystery out? Jane Adams died 26th February 1906, according to her death notice in the Irish News, her interment would be taking place in Milltown Cemetary. Visited the Cemetary and spoke to  the staff, they checked registers and no record exists of her burial. We even checked record of other known family graves - no sign of her. Any suggestions?

[teap78]

Hi Am you could try ringing the City Cemetery incase it was a printing mistake by the newspaper at the time?

maybe you could help me? did you see the insertion in the irish news for 1906? my grt grandmother died in 1908 and i would love to see if it was put in the irish news but dont know how to go about viewing old papers.


Colette

[Christopher]

Ach Colette,

Sure now it is easy. You go to the Cental Library in Royal Avenue OK. Now instead of going into the library go up the street to the left of the Library if you have your back to the building, or the right of the Library if you are facing the building until you come to the Newspaper Library. Ring the bell and open the door. Go to the counter and tell the person there what you want. They will keep you right. They give you a card. You fill in the details. Then you take a seat at a big desk. They bring you a big heavy book of the required paper and year. Have a look at that book. You may find your great granny. Would you like me to do it for you Colette

Hello AM are you located in the north of Ireland

All the Best, Chris

[teap78]

hi Chris only if your round that way that would be great. her Name was Margaret Doyle (nee Mulholland) died 16th of October 1908 18 leoville Street. Im sure people are looking at this posting and saying if she knows all that why is she wanting the paper looked at? Well i want to see if there were a few insertions (obituaries) put in for her and if so by whom   

Colette

Ps Chris it would have been the Irish News i think.

[AM]

Hello Chris, yes I am local - just outside Belfast!

[Christopher]

Hello Chris, yes I am local - just outside Belfast!

Great AM Welcome to RootsChat.

Have you looked at the threads about the Irish Meet in Dublin next year and the one in Belfast on 29th July this year

Colette I can tell you here and now that newspapers at the beginning of the 20th Century did not have as many obituaries as they do in this day and age.

All the Best, Chris

[AM]

Yes Chris had a wee read about the meets, and all being well may make it to the Belfast one in July. Look forward to it. Anne

[Wendl]

Could you believe the state of the place when you were there??? I was appalled when I was there in 2005....we walked thru weeds that were as tall or taller than I am, searching for my grt grt granda/grt granda's grave .....I could'nt believe that the cemetery commission would allow such a disgrace....shame shame...and this is a famous burial ground.....I hope things have improved since my last visit!     

[teap78]

Here was Milltown Cemetery yesterday (i was looking for a grave for a roots chatter)