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Title: Burial Location?- Presbyterian vs. Church of Ireland?
Post by: Suemagoo on Friday 14 July 17 14:54 BST (UK)

I am going to Ireland in September and have one day down in the Newry, Rathfriland area so need help one last time!!!

Trying to find where ancestors who attended Donaghmore Presbyterian Church from late 1700's up around 1828 would be buried. On the website for that church it advises they do not have a graveyard. There is one ancestor I was told might be at Ryan's Presbyterian Church's graveyard as he dies in 1879 but before Ryan's was built and they still attended Donaghmore Presbyterian, that is my mystery. Some of the family came from the Town land of Tullymore and then later on Finnard.

Any suggestions please and thanks again for any help or advice?

Title: Re: Burial Location?- Presbyterian vs. Church of Ireland?
Post by: sam.b on Friday 14 July 17 15:25 BST (UK)

Have you any names ?

Title: Re: Burial Location?- Presbyterian vs. Church of Ireland?
Post by: hallmark on Friday 14 July 17 15:29 BST (UK)

You could just try asking them.

http://www.glascar-donaghmore.org.uk/location/4581850673

Title: Re: Burial Location?- Presbyterian vs. Church of Ireland?
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 14 July 17 22:02 BST (UK)

Many Presbyterians were buried in Church of Ireland ground but if there was a headstone it may not survive. Church of Ireland usually kept burial register but many pre-1870 registers were lost after being sent to Dublin for safekeeping.

Usually it's just a matter of checking everywhere possible in the area but the majority of headstones (if any) after from mid-1800s onwards.

Also answered in previous post-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=752965.msg6017332#msg6017332