Longtower burial records

[margaret1900]

Long Tower Church has 3 or 4 small cemeteries.  They closed long time ago.  I have been in some of them but unable to find headstone due to landslide long time ago.  Lot of the  headstones buried under grass or broken. The gates are kept locked and permission is needed to enter. But I do know my ancestor is buried there and roughly the location.
If you contact office @ City Cemetery they can maybe assist you as they helped  me in the past.

Killea cemetery is out the Letterkenny Road. It is no longer in use.  It was used for different religions.

[davieboy]

Killea cemetery is out the Letterkenny Road. It is no longer in use.  It was used for different religions.

Ive got "Neely" relatives buried there.

[mcclenj]

In the grounds of the Long Tower there is the Saint Columba Heritage centre “Aras Cholmcille”.
They have some records of people buried in the Five small cemeteries around the Long Tower.

You’ll get all the links below.

https://discovernorthernireland.com/things-to-do/saint-columba-heritage-centre-aras-cholmcille-and-st-columbas-church-long-tower-p676521?msclkid=83b5dbfeceda11ecb63fde6be7df27db

You would probably be best actually visiting the centre itself and talking to them.
 

[DoireM]

Volunteers from Long Tower church have a small database of the graves they have recorded at this website -  www.stcolumbaheritage.com

[argyle25cassidy]

Thank you DorieM….
I will have a look…😀😀👍👍

[mcclenj]

Here’s a useful link for anyone researching burials in St Columba's Church, Long Tower
St Columba's Church, Long Tower
Graveyard Database
https://www.stcolumbaheritage.com/index.php/graveyard

[argyle25cassidy]

Thank you
Mcclenj….I will have a look at this also…my gt gt grandfather is buried in there or was, not sure if his grave was one of the ones lost in the landslide years ago…