hi all.
i have been to co clare ireland to do some research on my family. i was give the dates of my grandparents birth and deaths. i am having troubel finding their graves. i know they were bired in drumcliffe cemetary. i did spend a good few hours looking for them,but no joy. my nan is annie kelly (nee cole) born 1889 died 3/1/1940. my grandad was born 1884/85, and died 11/11/1955 whos name was thomas kelly. any one out their who can help. i have checked all the sites with cemetarys on them but their is no sign of them.
thank you for taking your time to read this.
best wishes
cathy
Gravestones - Kelly - Drumcliffe
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Re: Gravestones - Kelly - Drumcliffe
Hi Cathy
Myself and my partner are going to visit Ennis as part of a five day trip of Ireland and we will hopefully visit the town and Drumcliff cemetery in May this year.
Her grandfather was Patrick Kelly b 1912 d 1945 he married Mary McAlister in 1937 London Marylebone.
They had only one child Michael Christopher Kelly b 1937 Ennis this is my partner's father.
It would be great if you could get in touch.
Regards
Mike
Myself and my partner are going to visit Ennis as part of a five day trip of Ireland and we will hopefully visit the town and Drumcliff cemetery in May this year.
Her grandfather was Patrick Kelly b 1912 d 1945 he married Mary McAlister in 1937 London Marylebone.
They had only one child Michael Christopher Kelly b 1937 Ennis this is my partner's father.
It would be great if you could get in touch.
Regards
Mike
Re: Gravestones - Kelly - Drumcliffe
Hi Cathy,
There is a film of the Drumcliff Burial Register in the Local Studies Centre in Ennis (http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/librar ... studi1.htm). I checked it for you grandparents' burials. The page for 1940 is illegible but I found Thomas' entry in 1955. It just states that he is buried in the Old Cemetery - (some of the graves are given numbers, but not this one). Clare Roots Society has transcribed the headstones in the Old Cemetery here:
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclar ... _ennis.htm but this grave isn't listed. This suggests that perhaps the headstone isn't still standing, or it's illegible. The original registers are held in Clare County Archives (http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/archiv ... _index.htm) and might be easier to read than the films. Maybe Annie's entry gives a grave number. A map showing the grave numbers is kept in the Local Studies Centre in Ennis.
sadhbh
There is a film of the Drumcliff Burial Register in the Local Studies Centre in Ennis (http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/librar ... studi1.htm). I checked it for you grandparents' burials. The page for 1940 is illegible but I found Thomas' entry in 1955. It just states that he is buried in the Old Cemetery - (some of the graves are given numbers, but not this one). Clare Roots Society has transcribed the headstones in the Old Cemetery here:
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclar ... _ennis.htm but this grave isn't listed. This suggests that perhaps the headstone isn't still standing, or it's illegible. The original registers are held in Clare County Archives (http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/archiv ... _index.htm) and might be easier to read than the films. Maybe Annie's entry gives a grave number. A map showing the grave numbers is kept in the Local Studies Centre in Ennis.
sadhbh
Re: Gravestones - Kelly - Drumcliffe
Hi Sadhbh
I am very interested to hear that there are burial records for Drumcliffe. Do you know the start and finish dates, please?
Sheila
I am very interested to hear that there are burial records for Drumcliffe. Do you know the start and finish dates, please?
Sheila
Re: Gravestones - Kelly - Drumcliffe
Hi Sheila,
the dates of the film of the Drumcliff burial register are July 1888 – March 1964 and April 1974 – January 1995
sadhbh
the dates of the film of the Drumcliff burial register are July 1888 – March 1964 and April 1974 – January 1995
sadhbh
Re: Gravestones - Kelly - Drumcliffe
Hi Sadhbh
That's good news. Thank you very much.
Sheila
That's good news. Thank you very much.
Sheila