Cemetries in Borris-in-Ossory

[stepandr]

Hi folks,

I am hoping to travel to Borris over the next week or so to try and locate the burial place of my great grandmother. Her name was Sarah Jane Grimes nee Pratt and she died in the district hospital in Abbeyleix in 1926. She was originally from Sentry Hill in Borris in Ossory so I am guessing that she is buried there. Would anyone know what cemetries I should be looking in? Are there many and if so where might be a good starting place?

Appreciate any help that anyone can provide.

Thanks,
Steve.

[jjjj2]

cemetries in borris  that are nearest to sentry hill are Knockaroe. Knockseera. Killasmeestia. Skirk. and Kyle . Also try Aghaboe as Borris in ossory used to be in Aghaboe parish until the 1850s . the first two  are the nearest in distance to Sentry hill but i know of at least one family from Sentry hill who are buried in Skirk .

[stepandr]

Thanks for the help - ill visit those over the next couple of weeks hopefully will find what I am looking for.

[stepandr]

Thanks for the help on this - I have since travelled to Borris and checked out the recommended graveyards. Unfortunately I didnt have much luck although to be honest I did not expect to. I suspect that my great grandmother may have been buried in an unmarked grave. At the time of her death at Abbeyleix general hospital her husband was dead and she had 2 small children. I doubt if there was much money around for a proper burial.

Does anyone know if there is a log kept of people buried in a graveyard? The person in question died in 1926 so its going back quite a bit. Appreciate any recommendations that might help me investigate further.

Thanks,
Steve.

[sunkeeper]

Have you tried familysearch.org?  They have the civil records which might help plus the RCBL could have the registers for any of the churches in the area one of which might have performed the burial.

[Jack2227]

Cemeteries Registar Borris,

I will PM you the name and address of the Register for Borris-in-Ossory cemetery, and I'm sure he would have an idea who, locally, keeps records of all the cemeteries there.

Jack