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 buried in this cemetery.

Below are transcriptions of the burial register for Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery.

To view the original records visit here: Mount St Lawrence burial ground registers 1855-2008

Where possible a link has been added of obituary reports from the Limerick City Library Local Studies directory of Obituaries from The Limerick Chronicle .

1855 – 1856 – 1857 – 1858 – 1859 – 1860 – 1861 – 1862 – 1863 – 1864

January:

Date of Burial Grave No. Name Age Residence
05 Jan 1856 103 S Lynch, Mary 46 Georges Quay
05 Jan 1856 103 Sb Ivers, Bridget 10 Dominick Street
05 Jan 1856 114 V Godfrey, Margaret 1y 6m John’s Gate
05 Jan 1856 45 DD Wynne, Mary 60 Windmill Street
23 Jan 1856 238 P Clarke, John 2y 6m Sir Harry’s Mall
27 Jan 1856 105 Ra Bourke, Patrick 18 Henry Street
28 Jan 1856 125 Oc Carr, Catherine 53 Ellen Street
31 Jan 1856 104 Rb Fox, Hannah 1d Collooney Street

February:

Date of Burial Grave No. Name Age Residence
05 Feb 1856 118 Vc Maher, John 66 Francis Street
07 Feb 1856 46 DD Bolger, Mary 1y Myles Street
07 Feb 1856 87 Va Keane, Catherine 2y Wickham Street
— Feb 1856 47 DD Lyons, Timothy 50 Lunatic Asylum
08 Feb 1856 48 DD Browne, Mary 62 Market Alley
08 Feb 1856 103 S Hayes, John 3y Boherbouy
12 Feb 1856 — Uc Ryan, Eliza 82 Ellen Street
14 Feb 1856 — Vc O’Keefe, John 1y Bow Lane
27 Feb 1856 — Sa Honan, Mary 65 Broad Street
— Feb 1856 — DD Hartigan, Patrick 65 Lunatic Asylum

March:

Date of Burial Grave No. Name Age Residence
12 Mar 1856 — S Smith, Henry 80 Nelson Street
— Mar 1856 50 DD Kennedy, John 65 Lunatic Asylum
— Mar 1856 51 DD Clanchy, William 25 Lunatic Asylum
— Mar 1856 – DD O’Keeffe, Denis 40 Lunatic Asylum
18 Mar 1856 – Sb Nevin, William 22 Constabulary
— Mar 1856 – DD Coffey, John 5y Thomondgate
24 Mar 1856 181 Na O’Kelly, P. Rev. O.S.D (aka Patrick Kelly) 60 (Dominican Chapel)
25 Mar 1856 118 Tc Dwan, Patrick 55 —
25 Mar 1856 – Ra Sheehy, Catherine – —
26 Mar 1856 – Sc Morrison, Margaret 1y —
26 Mar 1856 105 Sa Murphy, Hannah 1y 6m Dublin
31 Mar 1856 116 Tb O Halloran, John Stillborn Ellen Street

April:

Date of Burial Grave No. Name Age Residence
07 Apr 1856 134 Pa Lavertine, John 1y Victoria Terrace
07 Apr 1856 102 Sa Cusson, James Raleigh (Obituary 2) 56 Limerick (Denmark Street)
09 Apr 1856 101 Rc Roohan, John 35 Brunswick Street
09 Apr 1856 114 Va Stenson, Mary 26 James Street
11 Apr 1856 107 Sb Bradley, Mary 36 Broad Street
17 Apr 1856 105 Rc Heffernan, Thomas 60 Queen Street
21 Apr 1856 97 Qc Byrne, Michael 7m Mallow Street
26 Apr 1856 54 DD Mahony, James 20 Lunatic Asylum
26 Apr 1856 55 DD Elligott, James 45 Lunatic Asylum

May:

Date of Burial Grave No. Name Age Residence
06 May 1856 56 DD Russell, Denis 40 Lunatic Asylum
11 May 1856 97 Qc Byrne, Michael 31 Mallow Street
19 May 1856 102 Rc O’Connor, Anne 7y 6m Bedford Row
22 May 1856 57 DD Enright, Mary 25 County Jail
26 May 1856 110 Rc Toomey, John 1y Mungret Street
31 May 1856 109 S Foley, Bridget 1y 6m Clare Street

June:

Date of Burial Grave No. Name Age Residence
02 Jun 1856 58 DD Considine, Bridget 30 Magdalen Asylum
07 Jun 1856 59 DD Kennedy, Mary 13 Mt. Vincent Orphanage
08 Jun 1856 109 R Gleeson, John 27 Cornwallis Street
11 Jun 1856 109 Ra Anglim, Margaret 24 William Street
13 Jun 1856 60 DD Boland, Ellen 52 Lunatic Asylum
14 Jun 1856 92 Rb Cusack, Mary 32 William Street
14 Jun 1856 61 DD Sheahan, John 4y County Jail
16 Jun 1856 184 Q Moloney, John 47 Denmark Street
16 Jun 1856 108 Sb Mahony, Jane 30 William Street
16 Jun 1856 62 DD McCarthy, Mary 42 John Street
16 Jun 1856 62 DD Lynch, Bridget 2y Market House
30 Jun 1856 107 S Desmond, Anne 17 Clare Street

July:

Date of Burial Grave No. Name Age Residence
03 Jul 1856 110 Sc Murphy, Margaret 43 Brennan’s Row
07 Jul 1856 110 Sa Dundon, Ellen 30 Chapel Street
09 Jul 1856 139 P Hannah, Thomas 8m Patrick Street
23 Jul 1856 63 DD Kennedy, Margaret 18 Magdalen Asylum
29 Jul 1856 64 DD Gleeson, Eliza 12 Clare Street

August:

Date of Burial Grave No. Name Age Residence
05 Aug 1856 101 S Hudson, Charlotte M. 2y Ellen Street
05 Aug 1856 151 O Mulrennan, Bernard 40 William Street
05 Aug 1856 109 Rc Toomey (male) Stillborn Clare street
07 Aug 1856 109 Ra Scott, Patrick 52 Taylor Street
09 Aug 1856 174 P Purcell, Mary — —
10 Aug 1856 106 Rb Phillips, Michael 9y Patrick Street
20 Aug 1856 65 DD Lynch, Mary Anne 22 Magdalen Asylum
22 Aug 1856 66 DD Moloney, Sarah 58 Lunatic Asylum
24 Aug 1856 105 Ra Bourke, Mary 45 —
26 Aug 1856 175 Pc Mulcahy, Ellen 67 Clonmacken
27 Aug 1856 118 Vc Meagher, Mary 56 Military Road
—  Aug 1856 19 Wa Woods, John 18y 6m 17 Regiment

September:

Date of Burial Grave No. Name Age Residence
04 Sep 1856 111 Ra Clanchy Henry 8y Garryowen
06 Sep 1856 137 Pc Benson, Mary 70 Edward Street
07 Sep 1856 85 Uc Conway, William 4y Mary Street
07 Sep 1856 181 Na Reeves, Patrick Rev. 65 Mulgrave Street
08 Sep 1856 67 DD Cooney, Margaret 18 Magdalen Asylum
08 Sep 1856 21 Wa Hickey, John 21 89th Regiment
10 Sep 1856 68 DD Greene, Bridget 70 Mungret Street
18 Sep 1856 69 DD Fitzgerald, Mary 16 Pump Lane
22 Sep 1856 105 Rc Grogan, Stephen 50 Queen Street
29 Sep 1856 101 Vb Ryan, Catherine 23 Hunts Lane
30 Sep 1856 22 Wa Ryan, Edward 32 Limerick Militia
31 Sep 1856 23 Wb McDermott, John 38 39th Regiment

October:

Date of Burial Grave No. Name Age Residence
03 Oct 1856 24 Wb O’Reilly, Mary Anne 4m 9th Regiment
11 Oct 1856 105 Qc O’Connor, Patrick 36 George Street
12 Oct 1856 194 P O’Connor, John 3m Cahir, Grange, Co. Limk
13 Oct 1856 70 DD Behan, Francis M. 14 Orphanage
18 Oct 1856 116 Uc Boiston, Averina 75 Prospect Row
19 Oct 1856 71 DD Morrissey, Catherine 60 Lunatic Asylum
26 Oct 1856 104 Rb Hassett, John 56 Market Alley
27 Oct 1856 111 Rb Fitzgerald, Eliza 3y 6m Windmill Street

November:

Date of Burial Grave No. Name Age Residence
02 Nov 1856 134 Pb Moran, Mary 84 Garryowen
02 Nov 1856 72 DD McCarthy, Mary 70 Lunatic Asylum
12 Nov 1856 110 V McMahon, Catherine 1y Mungret Street
15 Nov 1856 73 DD O’Brien, Margaret 1y Blackboy
15 Nov 1856 25 Wb Faughnans, Thomas H. 5y 6m 17 Depot
20 Nov 1856 26 Wb Hunt William 1y 17 Depot

December:

Date of Burial Grave No. Name Age Residence
02 Dec 1856 172 Ob Nash, Ralph 53 Thomas Street
10 Dec 1856 74 DD McInerney, Judith 45 Francis Street
13 Dec 1856 107 Va Clune, Francis J. 2y Edward Street
18 Dec 1856 75 DD Ryan, Mary 57 Lunatic Asylum
20 Dec 1856 76 DD Ryan, Patrick 48 Dicksons Lane
29 Dec 1856 27 Wb Law, Michael 34 9th Regiment