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Title: Killukin Cemetery. Nr. Cortober/Carrick on Shannon.
Post by: bucksboy on Monday 19 November 12 11:01 GMT (UK)

Any idea who would hold the records for Killukin cemetary.?

Steve. :)

Title: Re: Killukin Cemetery. Nr. Cortober/Carrick on Shannon.
Post by: heywood on Monday 19 November 12 11:36 GMT (UK)

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

Title: Re: Killukin Cemetery. Nr. Cortober/Carrick on Shannon.
Post by: bucksboy on Monday 19 November 12 15:30 GMT (UK)

Hi Heywood.   The link isn't working for me.    ???

Title: Re: Killukin Cemetery. Nr. Cortober/Carrick on Shannon.
Post by: shanew147 on Monday 19 November 12 15:33 GMT (UK)

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.

Title: Re: Killukin Cemetery. Nr. Cortober/Carrick on Shannon.
Post by: bucksboy on Monday 19 November 12 15:46 GMT (UK)

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. :)

Title: Re: Killukin Cemetery. Nr. Cortober/Carrick on Shannon.
Post by: shanew147 on Monday 19 November 12 15:50 GMT (UK)

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.

Title: Re: Killukin Cemetery. Nr. Cortober/Carrick on Shannon.
Post by: bucksboy on Monday 19 November 12 15:56 GMT (UK)

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. :)

Title: Re: Killukin Cemetery. Nr. Cortober/Carrick on Shannon.
Post by: hallmark on Monday 19 November 12 16:50 GMT (UK)

Quote from: shanew147 on Monday 19 November 12 15:33 GMT (UK)

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!