St. Mary’s Cathedral Graveyard is quite expansive and as such it has been recorded here in sections. You will see a description of how to reach each section below. This will help if you wish to locate the grave on site. Where possible their obituaries from Limerick City Library Local Studies have been added. Section…
Category: Graveyards
United Nations Memorial Garden
United Nations Memorial Plaque St. Mary’s Cathedral Limerick, below are the names of all the Irish men who passed away while serving in the United Nations This Peace Garden Memorial commemorates the Irish members of the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces, who lost their lives while on active duty on peacekeeping missions since 1960 in diverse…
Clancy’s in St. Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick
The following are all the Roman Catholic Clancy’s recorded as buried in St. Mary’s Church of Ireland Cathedral Graveyard. There were many others who were buried in this grave under the cover of darkness as there would have been an enormous stigma attached to a a Catholic burial in a Church of Ireland graveyard. All…
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery 1864
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Limerick. The cemetery was officially opened in 1849 to accommodate the rising population and the over flowing graveyards in the city. The first recorded burial took place in March 1855. Burials continue to take place in this cemetery today. Currently there are an estimated 70,000 people…
The Yellow Hole or St. Bridget’s Paupers Burial Ground
On All Saint’s Night 1st November 2012 in association with Miriam Lohan, Mary Hughes, Anthony Furlong, Learning Hub a talk was given to the children at the Learning hub about the history of St. Bridget’s Graveyard, before candles were decorated by the children and lit at the graveyard itself as a mark of respect to…
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery 1863
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Limerick. The cemetery was officially opened in 1849 to accommodate the rising population and the over flowing graveyards in the city. The first recorded burial took place in March 1855. Burials continue to take place in this cemetery today. Currently there are an estimated 70,000 people…
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery 1862
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Limerick. The cemetery was officially opened in 1849 to accommodate the rising population and the over flowing graveyards in the city. The first recorded burial took place in March 1855. Burials continue to take place in this cemetery today. Currently there are an estimated 70,000 people…
Sir Harry’s Mall Dig
In April 2005, the area around Sir Harry’s Mall near Baal’s Bridge was being excavated following the construction of The Abbey Bridge and redevelopment of Sheep Street. During the excavation the remains of 96 individuals who where buried in an previously unknown cemetery outside the old city wall were discovered. The dig was performed by…
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery 1861
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Limerick. The cemetery was officially opened in 1849 to accommodate the rising population and the over flowing graveyards in the city. The first recorded burial took place in March 1855. Burials continue to take place in this cemetery today. Currently there are an estimated 70,000 people…
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery 1860
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Limerick. The cemetery was officially opened in 1849 to accommodate the rising population and the over flowing graveyards in the city. The first recorded burial took place in March 1855. Burials continue to take place in this cemetery today. Currently there are an estimated 70,000 people…
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery 1859
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Limerick. The cemetery was officially opened in 1849 to accommodate the rising population and the over flowing graveyards in the city. The first recorded burial took place in March 1855. Burials continue to take place in this cemetery today. Currently there are an estimated 70,000 people…
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery 1858
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Limerick. The cemetery was officially opened in 1849 to accommodate the rising population and the over flowing graveyards in the city. The first recorded burial took place in March 1855. Burials continue to take place in this cemetery today. Currently there are an estimated 70,000 people…
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery, 1855-1864
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Limerick. The cemetery was officially opened in 1849 to accommodate the rising population and the over flowing graveyards in the city. The first recorded burial took place in March 1855. Burials continue to take place in this cemetery today. Currently, there are an estimated 70,000 people…
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery 1857
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Limerick. The cemetery was officially opened in 1849 to accommodate the rising population and the over flowing graveyards in the city. The first recorded burial took place in March 1855. Burials continue to take place in this cemetery today. Currently there are an estimated 70,000 people…
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery 1856
Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Limerick. The cemetery was officially opened in 1849 to accommodate the rising population and the over flowing graveyards in the city. The first recorded burial took place in March 1855. Burials continue to take place in this cemetery today. Currently there are an estimated 70,000 people…