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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Wicklow => Topic started by: sarabeth on Sunday 14 June 09 12:05 BST (UK)
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I am going to be in Wicklow soon and am trying to find the location of the cemetery that my great grandparents are in. I have been told that they were buried in Delgany. The cemetery was overgrown and locked up so that you gould not get in. Does this cemetery so familiar to anyone?
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not very familiar with the town but there is a church and graveyard visible in Delgany on Google Maps - satellite view at : http://www.rootschat.com/links/06hk/
You can switch to the map view to get a better idea of the location.
there may be more than one church & graveyard in the town
are you looking for a Church or Ireland or Catholic graveyard ?
Shane
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Hi,
Thanks for responding....They were Church of Ireland.....
Sara
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Christ Church, Delgany:
www.ireland.anglican.org/index.php?do=information.dioceses&page=showparish&id=14980
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Cantwell's memorials includes two Delgany graveyards
Christ Church (C. of I.)
Old Graveyard (C. of I.)
but the maps included is not detailed enough to figure out the exact location on a current map.
It looks like the Google map is showing the Christ Church (CofI)
a photo of this church and the old graveyard are included here :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delgany
apparently The Old Burial Ground has been restored and is open for visitors..
Shane
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Thank you so much!!
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Delgany is is still a small village - its not hard to find the Church and new graveyard - the old graveyard is overgrown and not many gravestones survive.
Gravestones inscriptions from both graveyards can be found at
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wicklow/photos/tombstones/headstones
rgds
Mark
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Apologies for late reply. Delgany has two cemeteries, a new one and the old one. The old cemetery, dating back to the middle ages, is no longer overgrown, but well kept. Famous because of the cross shaft. But a few years ago a medieval baptism font has been discovered inside the cemetery. I enclose a couple of pics.
Unfortunately the cemetery has to be locked every night nowadays due to vandalism in the locality.The 21st century has caught up with Delgany - unfortunately.
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Thank you!! Those pictures are wonderful!! I am writing a narrative family history report on my Wicklow ancestors. One of the sections is about Delgany...I will include the pictures....Fabulous!!!
Thanks...
Sara Carroll
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Mark, your link does not work!
Kooky
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I think this could be the correct link ... contains a list of Co. Wicklow headstone transcriptions and photos :
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wicklow/photos/tombstones/markers.htm
Shane
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More information about the old graveyard in Delgany here
http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/1351/Delgany.htm
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Thank you!! :)
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Sorry Sarabeth - they have changed the link try -
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wicklow/photos/tombstones/1headstones/
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I took two very short videos in the old cemetery yesterday and just uploaded them to Youtube.
Here are the links.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYFUyvSGzPM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7eCK1cW-tU
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Thanks!! I am going to check the videos out now!!! :)
Sara
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I just looked at the videos!! They were great!!
Sara
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Delgany village is having a Heritage Week from 21st to 29th August 2010.
There will be tours of the old burial ground on the Tuesday and Friday.
More information can be found at
www.heritageweek.ie (*) (search for Delgany)
or e mail at delganycommunitycouncil[at]gmail.com
(*) contact details on website