Goldenbridge

[Aussie_trekkie]

My Grandmother was Ann O'Byrne her mother and father were John and Ann Hayes grave W33.

[Dubchick]

Open House are organizing a tour of Goldenbridge Cemetery on Saturday 6th October 2012

See http://openhousedublin.com/index.php/site/tour/open-landscape-goldenbridge-cemetery/

[annieoburns]

Excellent!  thank you for that, a great opportunity to visit an otherwise difficult to access location.

[Colur]

Thanks Dubchick, an excellent tour. Well done to all concerned.

[Aussie_trekkie]

can anyone tell me how I can get information as to who is buried in Grave W33 at Goldenbridge.
I have the original grave papers and have written to Glasnevin but they do not reply. I have tried and paid on their site but I can't get anywhere. just not sure of who is buried there but the grave was purchased by my GGGF in 1877.  It could be his parent or his wife but I have had no luck.  Is it possible to search by grave number ?

[dermo]

The search engine on the Glasnevin website is very inflexible, allowing only a search by name (though you can use initials) and time period - no searches by surname only or across all years and definitely not by grave number.  I inquired a good while ago about the original purchaser of a specific grave.  I was told that the records could be dug out but that it would cost €50 (if I remember correctly).  I'm a little surprised, therefore, that you have not received a reply.  Have you phoned Glasnevin (tho' if your monniker is a clue to your location, that could be expensive) ? 

[myluck!]

Went on 4pm tour and had a wonderful trip
Very interesting talk and walk

[annieoburns]

Yes a lovely day for a visit to Goldenbridge. I hope it is an annual event.   I just wish they would reinstate the numbering system around the walls to help with identifying the plots.

  I find Glasnevin tricky.  I have paid for full details on plots and sometimes I can easily retrieve them when it remembers I paid for them already! other times not!  It is worth going for the scanned copy of the register books, a little more detail if you are lucky.  Also the intitial search says 'Glasnevin' but then Goldenbridge is the location when you pay for more detail.

 There is a volume of transcriptions of the inscriptions on the remaining stones that  was made in 1988.  I think it is Volume One of a set  and can be found in main research libraries in Dublin and called "Memorials of the Dead".  ( Pearse Street library, National Archives reading room).

I think I have located a family plot but with headstone fallen down on its face. 

[Aussie_trekkie]

The search engine on the Glasnevin website is very inflexible, allowing only a search by name (though you can use initials) and time period - no searches by surname only or across all years and definitely not by grave number.  I inquired a good while ago about the original purchaser of a specific grave.  I was told that the records could be dug out but that it would cost €50 (if I remember correctly).  I'm a little surprised, therefore, that you have not received a reply.  Have you phoned Glasnevin (tho' if your monniker is a clue to your location, that could be expensive) ? 

I have tried but I was told the inquiry had been pass on for action but again heard nothing . I wrote again and told them I had written a number of times but have heard nothing back. I have tried to search for the year but the name of my GGGF was John Hayes. he bought the grave but I am not sure if he is buried there or if so when he died. You would think that being the holder of the original papers and also a gggd I would have some entitlement to be able to obtain this information from the grave number.I visited both GB & GN in 2009. Found the woman in the office very unhelpful. She suggested I get on the net even though I told her I had travelled from Australia to visit the grave and just wanted to know who was buried in that grave.because I could not get the imformatuion from the records as they didn't work on grave numbers.
 The caretaker at GB was great but the spot where the grave is just happened to be where all the rubbish was piled up and I could not see if there was any headstone. I am hoping to make another trip back to Ireland maybe next year