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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Roscommon => Topic started by: bucksboy on Monday 19 November 12 11:01 GMT (UK)
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Any idea who would hold the records for Killukin cemetary.?
Steve. :)
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Hello Steve,
have you seen this link (http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/roscommon/photos/tombstones/roscommon-killukin/index.html) . You may be able to find something there.
regards
heywood
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Hi Heywood. The link isn't working for me. ???
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IGP-Web is having intermittent problems at the moment, best to try again later...
They seem to have a series of about 28 headstone photos for this graveyard.
S.
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Ok thanks. ;)
I did visit Killukin yesterday, and it's not in very good condition I'm sorry to say. There are plenty of unmarked graves to be seen, and I would guess fallen headstones that are 'lost' or damaged under the grass, or weathered away.
There are far more than 28 graves, and quite a few are unreadable without a bit of a clean.
I'll try again later, as you suggest.
Thanks again.
Steve. :)
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As far as I can tell from the maps it's an old CofI graveyard and church ruin. Unfortunately it seems older records have been lost - no old burial records and baptisms and marriages only go as far back as 1880, and 1860 respectively.
Later records (1880+) seem to be listed under Ardclare parish
S.
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Oh well, that's a dead end then. Possible burials were late 1830's, early 1840's.
I did see the ruined walls of the Church, and just assumed it was a small chapel for the mourners at time of burial. But C of I is a positive sign at least, as they were of that denomination.
Thanks Shanew.
Steve. :)
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IGP-Web is having intermittent problems at the moment, best to try again later...
They seem to have a series of about 28 headstone photos for this graveyard.
S.
Yes IGP still intermittent, I photographed some of the stones for here a few weeks ago, 28 sounds about right. There are far more than 28 graves, and quite a few are unreadable without a bit of a clean and as they are not my property I can't touch them, etc.... Annaduff pics went up yesterday too!