Ireland Cemeteries: Difference between revisions

Cemeteries are often located next to a church. If you know where your ancestor attended church check that place first. The book by Ryan, James G. ''Irish Records: Sources for Family & Local History''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry Publishing, 1988. (FHL book Ref 941.5 D23r.) lists the various parishes and religious denominations in each county. This will give an indication of places where cemeteries may exist.

''Griffith's Primary Valuation'' listed churches and graveyards known to exist as late as 1864. Brian Mitchell's book, ''A guide to Irish Churches and Graveyards'' (FHL Ref book 941.5 V3tgi) lists the cemeteries in each townland, parish, and county.

If your ancestor was buried in a churchyard, the parish minister of the church may have information about your ancestor in the church's burial registers or burial plot records. For help in finding a minister's address, see the "[[Ireland Church Directories|Church Directories]]" section of this outline.

*** Some gravestone inscriptions have been transcribed by Ireland's county heritage centres. Contact the centre in the county where your ancestor was buried for more information or try a search of their indexes online at [http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/gravestones/index.cfm '''http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/gravestones/index.cfm''']

### Catalogs and inventories of various repositories. See the "[[Ireland Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section of this outline.

### The Family History Library has a growing collection of transcriptions of gravestone inscriptions. To locate these, consult the '''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search]''' of the Family History Library Catalog under the following headings:

****** [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=492170&subject_disp=Ireland+-+Cemeteries&columns=*,0,0 IRELAND - CEMETERIES]

### ''Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the ''''''Memorials of the Dead''''''in Ireland'', includes an index.

### Other periodicals and histories that may contain gravestone inscriptions are listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 '''Place Search'''] of the Family History Library Catalog under the following headings:

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The counties of Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Louth and Monaghan are included in the index with other counties being added in the future.

'''The Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead''' published journals from 1888 to 1934 and contain information from gravestones throughout Ireland.