Goldenbridge

[annieoburns]

Does anyone have experience of visiting Goldenbridge cemetery? 
Looking at the Glasnevin website, they say it a closed cemetary and can only be visited by appointment.

I have been lucky enough to identify two family plots there dating to the 1830's.  I wonder if there is a headstone ?  but I have checked in the Memorials of the Dead transcriptions for Goldenbridge and there is no reference to them. 

[myluck!]

The cemetery when last I saw it was in a very sad state of repair
I am not sure what has been done recently to enhance or repair it
It is located at the end of a road that goes through an area that has a reputation drug abuse and unfortunately although residents are attempting to improve the area, the graveyard suffered from vandalism over the past number of years.
I can assume this could be the reason why visits are by appointment only.

It is located on St. Vincent's Street if you want to look up a satellite image!

[annieoburns]

Yes I know Dublin and can see it is in a rough area     Terrible to see it marooned in middle of high rise developments.   I did read of some restoration work being done on it this year.  Perhaps there will be some group guided tours one could join up with?

I will make further enquiries from Glasnevin who own this site.

Thank you for your reply.

[Taidquest]

Hi,meanwhile if you use googlemaps and search
 for Vincent street West,inchicore  and use streetview
then go towards the canal end you will see part of the
cemetary on the left hand side,this will give you an idea
of the site and possible difficulties.
                                                            Anne
p.s. and to make up for being dozy and not reading your reply properly
I found some pictures of headstones in goldenbridge on the link below
http://www.flickr.com/photos/colmanw/2065764176/in/photostream/

[annieoburns]

Oh Anne that is a very fine set of photos, gives a flavour of the place and how well some of the inscriptions have survived. 

Thank you!

[dabirchall]

If you do decide to go I have some grave numbers and I'd really like to know if there are headstones

[annieoburns]

Send me a pm with your details.  I am still following up lead on this place. I can also check the record of inscriptions which is kept in research library.

[Aussie_trekkie]

Hi I visited Goldenbridge in 2009. My GGgparents are buried there. There is a care taker who lives in the gate house. He is very helpful. I was out in Glasnevin and they gave me the contact number for the supervisor . I rang him and he asked me to nominate a time and the caretaket would let me in. It is worth a visit. 

[annieoburns]

Thanks for that Aussie.  I have been in touch with caretaker and hope to organise a visit when someone else is going.  I do not feel like troubling him on my own or being in the place on my own.  He said he regularly has visitors. I am going to wait a bit for weather to improve.  But perhaps the stones are more legible in winter light?

cheers, Anne