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 |
03 Jan 1857 | 108 Va | Dinnenn, William | 35 | Prospect Hill |
05 Jan 1857 | 38 DD | McMahon, Mary | 40 | Lunatic Asylum |
08 Jan 1857 | 109 Va | Hanly, Daniel | 64 | Vizes Fields |
09 Jan 1857 | 37 DD | Dolan, John | 70 | Anne Street |
11 Jan 1857 | 108 Va | Collins, Mary A. | 11m | Arthurs Quay |
14 Jan 1857 | 98 Rb | Gleeson, Cornelius | 40 | Summer Street |
15 Jan 1857 | — | Fitzgibbon, John | 2m | — |
16 Jan 1857 | 110 R | McDonogh, John | 4y 10m | Denmark Street |
17 Jan 1857 | 205 Na | Cosgrave, M. Rev. | 34 | Franciscan Convent |
24 Jan 1857 | 28 Wb | Lindlip, Thomas | 1y 3m | 17th Regiment |
26 Jan 1857 | 118 Uc | Gavin, Margaret | 32 | Lady’s Lane |
February:
Date of Burial | Grave No. | Name | Age | Residence | |
03 Feb 1857 | 107 S | McNamara, Ellen | 10m | Broad Street | |
04 Feb 1857 | 38 DD | Dillon, Ellen | 84 | Lunatic Asylum | |
05 Feb 1857 | 110 Vc | Macken, Mary A. | 10m | Pennywell | |
08 Feb 1857 | 104 | Benn, Anne | 3y | Catherine Street | |
08 Feb 1857 | 111 Va | Ryan, Mary | 60 | Market Alley | |
11 Feb 1857 | 125 P | Connelly, Edward | 8d | Carey’s Road | |
12 Feb 1857 | 108 Vb | Barry, Thomas | — | John Street | |
17 Feb 1857 | 48 Va | McNamara, Mary | 48 | May Street | |
17 Feb 1857 | 138 P | Lennihan, Annie | 8m | Patrick Street | |
17 Feb 1857 | 39 DD | Rice, George | 50 | Boherbouy | |
22 Feb 1857 | 142 Pc | O’Keeffe, Patrick | 40 | George Street | |
23 Feb 1857 | 40 DD | Bessey, Martin | 40 | Lunatic Asylum | |
28 Feb 1857 | — | Ryan, Edmond | 9m | Sandmall |
March:
Date of Burial | Grave No. | Name | Age | Residence |
02 Mar 1857 | 41 DD | O’Connor, Honora | 3y | Denmark Street |
03 Mar 1857 | – Nb | Bourke, P. D. | 42 | William Street |
12 Mar 1857 | 29 Wc | Kelly, John | 24 | 16th Regiment |
13 Mar 1857 | 42 DD | Clifford, Annie | 12 | Orphanage |
13 Mar 1857 | 43 DD | McMahon, Emilia | 11 | Orphanage |
14 Mar 1857 | 101 Vc | Hannan, Annie | 3y | William Street |
15 Mar 1857 | 44 DD | McInerney, Michael | 18 | Thomondgate |
20 Mar 1857 | 30 Wb | Moran, Martin | 1y 6m | 9th Regiment |
21 Mar 1857 | 100 Vb | Healy, Martin R | 9w | Patrick Street |
22 Mar 1857 | 108 T | Daley, Michael | 52 | Boherbuoy |
22 Mar 1857 | 111 Vb | Bayley, Annie | 5w | Wellesley |
31 Mar 1857 | 45 DD | Kinnear, Martin | 15 | Thomondgate |
April:
Date of Burial | Grave No. | Name | Age | Residence |
05 Apr 1857 | 112 Vc | Hynes, Michael | 1y | Nicholas Street |
10 Apr 1857 | 112 Ra | Griffin, Thomas | 50 | Boherbuoy |
10 Apr 1857 | 118 P | Bourke, Eliza | 30 | Pallas |
12 Apr 1857 | 164 Oa | Hickey, James | — | Thomas Street |
12 Apr 1857 | 108 Qc | Dooley, Mary | 1d | John Street |
12 Apr 1857 | 109 Qc | Donoghoe, John | 40 | Chapel Street |
13 Apr 1857 | 31 Wb | Duffey, John | 4m | 9th Regiment |
13 Apr 1857 | 112 Vb | O’Grady, Margaret | 66 | Vizes Fields |
14 Apr 1857 | 112 V | Nugent, Patrick | 37 | Arthurs Quay |
18 Apr 1857 | 111 Rb | McDonnell, Margaret | 26 | Palmerstown |
20 Apr 1857 | 32 Wb | Fitzgerald, William | 2w | — |
20 Apr 1857 | 104 Ra | Cullen, Bridget | 3w | — |
24 Apr 1857 | 45 DD | Whelan, Rosanna | 13 | — |
May:
Date of Burial | Grave No. | Name | Age | Residence |
01 May 1857 | 46 DD | Shannon, Margaret | 35 | — |
02 May 1857 | 174 O | Griffin, William | 4y 6m | George Street |
08 May 1857 | 33 Wb | Rieley, John | 34 | 9th Regiment |
11 May 1857 | 113 Vc | Glynn, Denis | 11y 6m | Ballincurra |
14 May 1857 | 112 R | Magee, James | 45 | Thomondgate |
18 May 1857 | 47 DD | Woods, Annie | 11 | Orphanage |
20 May 1857 | 108 Qc | Dooley, Annie | 1y 4m | Church Street |
22 May 1857 | 48 DD | Lynn, Jane | 28 | Crosbie Row |
24 May 1857 | 111 Qc | Wall, Michael | 10m | Mary Street |
24 May 1857 | 111 R | Howard, Eliza | 1y 1m 1w 3d | Arthurs Quay |
25 May 1857 | 49 DD | Bourke, Thomas | 50 | Williams Lane |
26 May 1857 | 111 Vb | Wixted, Mary | 60 | Wellesley Place |
26 May 1857 | 50 DD | McGuire, Margaret | 62 | County Gaol |
26 May 1857 | 194 Pa | Deering, Catherine A. | 10m | Ellen Street |
28 May 1857 | 33 Wb | O’Riely, Eliza | 28 | 9th Regiment |
June:
Date of Burial | Grave No. | Name | Age | Residence |
07 Jun 1857 | 112 Vb | Barry, John | 64 | Limerick |
10 Jun 1857 | 51 DD | Kearney, Anne | 36 | Lunatic Asylum |
13 Jun 1857 | — | Higgins (male) | Stillborn | John’s Gate |
14 Jun 1857 | 113 V | O’Dwyer, Ellen | 66 | Vizes Fields |
18 Jun 1857 | 190 N | McNamara, Kate | 33 | Corbally |
20 Jun 1857 | — | Kelly, John | 1y | Denmark Street |
23 Jun 1857 | 52 DD | Bourke, James | 25 | Care’s Road |
24 Jun 1857 | 111 Vb | Bayley, Richard | 50 | Vizes Fields |
28 Jun 1857 | 101 V | Wright (female) | Stillborn | Dominick Street |
July:
Date of Burial | Grave No. | Name | Age | Residence |
01 Jul 1857 | 53 DD | McGrath, Mary | 70 | Asylum |
02 Jul 1857 | 118 R | Sampson, Grace | 35 | Robert Street |
05 Jul 1857 | 54 DD | O’Donnell, John | 14 | Brunswick Street |
07 Jul 1857 | 113 Vb | Cuddy, Edwad | 63 | Roches Street |
11 Jul 1857 | 182 P | McDonnell, Michael | 80 | Wickham Street |
13 Jul 1857 | 55 DD | Ruane, Michael | 34 | Asylum |
16 Jul 1857 | 113 Va | Browne, James | 40 | Carr Street |
17 Jul 1857 | 56 DD | Locke, John | 60 | Asylum |
20 Jul 1857 | 57 DD | Guinane, John | 30 | Asylum |
29 Jul 1857 | 93 R | Culkin, Bridget | 70 | Asylum |
August:
Date of Burial | Grave No. | Name | Age | Residence |
01 Aug 1857 | 111 Qb | McGrath, Thomas | 62 | Thomondgate |
06 Aug 1857 | 115 Va | Quain, Daniel | 1y 7m | Black Boy |
08 Aug 1857 | 113 Rb | Shanahan, James | 9y | Ballinacurra |
09 Aug 1857 | 88 R | Allen, John | 8y | Francis Street |
09 Aug 1857 | 186 P | O’Halloran, Catherine | 68 | William Street |
11 Aug 1857 | 113 R | McNamara, Margaret | 17 | Rathbane |
11 Aug 1857 | 113 Ra | Fitzgerald, Edward | 38 | Domnick Street |
14 Aug 1857 | – Vb | Fogarty, Philip | 26 | Denmark Street |
15 Aug 1857 | – Pc | Watson, Francis | 27 | Kilfinnane |
16 Aug 1857 | – Va | Thompson, James | 1y 11m | Ballincurra |
20 Aug 1857 | — | Bourke, Catherine | 15 | Boherbuoy |
24 Aug 1857 | – Qc | Hall, Bridget | 6d | William Street |
28 Aug 1857 | 111 Rb | McDonnell, — | 4m | Windmill Street |
September:
Date of Burial | Grave No. | Name | Age | Residence |
03 Sep 1857 | 113 S | Reddan, James | 51 | Thomondgate |
08 Sep 1857 | 140 Q | Henihan, William | 20 | Brunswick Street |
12 Sep 1857 | 58 DD | Connors, Michael | 50 | Island |
15 Sep 1857 | 132 Pc | Hartigan, Catherine | 2y 8m | Ballynanty |
20 Sep 1857 | 114 Sc | Ryan, Michael | 16 | Chapel Street |
27 Sep 1857 | 134 Pc | Bourke, Mary Anne | 12 | George Street |
29 Sep 1857 | 59 DD | Keane, Margaret | 19 | Asylum |
29 Sep 1857 | 60 DD | Morrane, Mary | 50 | Asylum |
October:
Date of Burial | Grave No. | Name | Age | Residence |
02 Oct 1857 | 34 Wb | Salmon, Michael | 24 | 3rd Buffs |
04 Oct 1857 | 140 Pa | Hannan, Thomas F. | 28 | Patrick Street |
06 Oct 1857 | — | O’Donnell, Mary Jane | 2y 6m | Barrington Street |
07 Oct 1857 | 128 Pc | Flannery, Bridget | 1y 6m | Thomondgate |
07 Oct 1857 | 61 DD | Maher, Patrick | 30 | Hunts Lane |
11 Oct 1857 | 103 Ra | Cullen, Margaret | 6y 5m | Cornwallis Street |
12 Oct 1857 | 35 Wb | Cotterel, Richard | 1y 4m | 17th Regiment |
14 Oct 1857 | 111 Qc | Kenna, Lizzie | — | The Green |
16 Oct 1857 | 114 R | McElligott, John | 30 | Mary Street |
16 Oct 1857 | 114 P | O’Donoghoe, Ellen | 11 | Catherine Street |
20 Oct 1857 | 114 Ra | O’Rielly, Patrick | 24 | Boherbuoy |
23 Oct 1857 | 36 Wb | Griffin, Patrick | 9m | 17th Regiment |
24 Oct 1857 | 62 DD | Kennedy, John | 30 | Asylum |
28 Oct 1857 | 133 Pb | Moran, Mary | 54 | Nelson Street |
30 Oct 1857 | 37 Wb | Flynn, Elen | 2y 7m | 17th Regiment |
November:
Date of Burial | Grave No. | Name | Age | Residence |
01 Nov 1857 | 94 V | Connolly, Mary | 60 | Singland |
04 Nov 1857 | 110 Qc | Enright, Bridget | 60 | Rutland Street |
08 Nov 1857 | 112 Rb | Preston, Margaret | 6y 9m | Vizes Fields |
10 Nov 1857 | 115 Qc | White, Hannah | — | Careys Road |
10 Nov 1857 | 150 R | Murray, Edward | 2y | Henry Street |
17 Nov 1857 | 63 DD | Mooney, Thomas | 40 | Barringtons Hospital |
18 Nov 1857 | 64 DD | Nugent, Mary | 60 | Vizes Field |
23 Nov 1857 | 65 DD | Lynch, Mary | 75 | County Gaol |
25 Nov 1857 | — | Moloney, Johanna | 18 | Cornwallis Street |
25 Nov 1857 | 118 P | Bourke, Caroline | 2y 8m | New Pallas |
25 Nov 1857 | 87 Va | Keane, Catherine | 6m | Nelson Street |
December:
Date of Burial | Grave No. | Name | Age | Residence |
06 Dec 1857 | 115 Sc | Ryan, Michael | 18 | Co. Limk Militia Hospital |
06 Dec 1857 | 116 Ta | O’Connor, Michael | 41 | Boherbuoy |
07 Dec 1857 | 66 DD | Sheahan, Catherine | 80 | Asylum |
08 Dec 1857 | 121 Pa | Meehan | — | William Street |
10 Dec 1857 | — | O’Neall, John | 5d | John Street |
11 Dec 1857 | — | Hanlon, Maria | 19 | Sir Harry’s Mall |
11 Dec 1857 | 115 Vb | McMahon, James | 6m | Address Lost |
13 Dec 1857 | 186 O | O’Donnell, Mary | 5y | Address Lost |
15 Dec 1857 | 118 Oc | O’Doherty, Anne | 64 | Address Lost |
15 Dec 1857 | 67 DD | Quin, Mary | — | Address Lost |
19 Dec 1857 | 68 DD | McMahon, Thomas | 40 | Asylum |
20 Dec 1857 | 115 Va | O’Connor, Anne | 64 | George Street |
23 Dec 1857 | 116 Qc | White, Catherine | — | Careys Road |
29 Dec 1857 | 69 DD | Unknown Man, Drowned | 40 | Unknown |
30 Dec 1857 | 114 V | Phayer, Mary | 65 | Nicholas Street |
— Dec 1857 | 70 DD | Unknown Man, Drowned | 40 | Unknown |