Glasnevin Cemetery - Pauper's Plot

[gormangenealogy]

old link

[Frazer]

How very sad.    As far as I know, there is a rule that after a certain number of years a grave can be deemed to be "empty" to allow for further burials, but I thought that applied where families wanted to use a grave that had been used for the maximum number of burials. 

Is Glasnevin in the care of the Corpo?  Perhaps a complaint to your local Councillors might prompt them to reconsider, although looking at the photo it just might be too late.   If you knew the precise location of your grandfather's final resting place, maybe the could be persuaded to let you buy the plot?

[gormangenealogy]

old link

[emmsthheight]

Hi Noel

This does seem sad, doesn't it?  You seem to have done better onthe second attempt though.

I looked at this the other day before I saw youur Thomas Hoey photograph, and I just had a feeling about Glasnevin! 

You must have read my mind.  I didn't have the gaul to ask if there were anyI  Hoeys there without any details!  Thank you anyway!

Emms

[Bridget x]

Hi Noel, I hope you are well.  At the end of last year I finally found the grave of my G.grandmother in Glasnevin cemetery, this, after a four year search!  I have to say the people in the office were most helpful  in searching the records. I had no idea what date she died, all I did have was the address she had lived at. I was giving a print out of the date the funeral took place  (Oct.1925)  the day, and yes, even down to the time!  This information enabled me to get her death certificate. I was also given  a very precise map as to the situation of the grave. It was explained to me she had died in th "Union" and as they (the family)were unable to afford their own grave she was interred in a plot which has since been purchased by another family. In effect she is buried beneath this family and, as they are the graves owners we were informed we would not be allowed to place anything on that grave.
Bridget x

[Frazer]

I was in Glasnevin Cemetery today.  Never realised how big it is, but must congratulate them on their records.  Good to see the cemetery being tidied up too.  I was there with someone visiting a Holy Angels plot which is very untidy.  A very kind gentleman showed us the earlier Holy Angels plot that has been tidied up.  I hope they do a similar job on the later plots.  There are thousands of babies buried in those plots, not all of them stillborn.   It occurred to me that many of these babies could have been counted in the "number of children born" on census forms and family historians could be searching for them in local cemeteries unaware that babies who died before the mother left the maternity hospital were not always buried in their home parishes.

We wandered over to the Republican Plot later.  Such a strange feeling seeing the last resting place of so many of our patriots.  I didn't realise they actually have a tour of the cemetery, which could be quite interesting.  (How sad am I to be interested in a cemetery tour?).

[gormangenealogy]

Hi Frazer,

[Frazer]

That's the old Angels Plot that the gentleman showed us yesterday.  It looks a lot nicer than the Angels' Plot at the other end of the cemetery where my sister's twins were buried in 1969.  I hope they do a similar job on the other Angels' Plots.

I was impressed by the craftsmanship that went into making some of the very elaborate monuments in Glasnevin.

[Draigcoch]

I have just found out that my grandparents are buried in an unmarked grave thanks to a very kind Rootschat member.There are 2 others in the grave.

I have been given the ref no. NC101 St Paul's, I would love to see a picture of the grave if any kind person is visiting Glasnevin, as I am unable to get to Dublin in the near future.