European Cemetery Week 26th May - 3rd June 2007
Ireland
Keep in touch!
The Week will introduce a series of guided tours of cemeteries throughout the summer.
Saturday 26th May 2007 Clifton Street Cemetery, Belfast
Tour
starts at 11.00 a.m. There will be a cost of £2.50 for those wishing
to have the booklet. For further information contact www.glenravel.com
Sunday 27th May 2007 Carrickbrennan Cemetery 3.00 - 5.00
There will be a guided walk explaining the origins of the place and a look at some notable headstones. The tour will start at 3.00 p.m. and will finish at 4.30 p.m. Visitors are welcome to wander around at their leisure until 5.00. For further information contact Colin Scudds 2806213 after 6.00 p.m
Wednesday 30th May2007, Ardcarne Church and Graveyard 10.00 a.m.
Ardcarne Graveyard Committee is organising a tour for 45 children from 4th, 5th and 6th classes from St Patrick's National School Drumboylan and St Michael's and St Patrick's National School, Cootehill.
Wednesday 30th May2007 6.00 p.m. Boyle Roscommon
Open Invitation to the launch of:
County Roscommon's Graveyards - a summary of the work and findings of the County
Roscommon Graveyard Survey
by Dr. Kieran O'Conor
on Wednesday 30th May @ 6pm in King House, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
An Action of the County Roscommon Heritage Plan 2004-2007
The survey can be viewed in the Heritage section of www.roscommoncoco.ie
Saturday 2nd June 2007 City Cemetery Belfast 11.00 a.m.
Guided by Tom Hartley, author of Written in Stone, a recent book on the cemetery
Contact Belfast City Cemetery
Sunday 3rd June Deansgrange Cemetery 2.15 p.m.
Meet at Funeral Gate 2.15 sharp, visiting the graves of writers, politicians, singers. a Nobel prize winner and an Oscar winner.
Contact Ray Bateson 0868104359
