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Obituaries

  • 17-08-2012 11:26am
    #1
    Elizabetha
    Registered Users Posts: 224 ✭✭


    Hi,
    Obituaries in the 1800/1900's in Ireland, did it happen? and if so where can I research them? Are they kept in the NLI aswell?
    Thanks
    PS. sorry if my questions seem a bit stupid... Im only learning :)


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  • #2
    shanew
    Registered Users Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭shanew


    Obituaries are for prominent people - ordinary people might have death notices, but these had to be paid for, so not every family did this, or could afford to.

    The death notices appear in many newspaper - the 'Hatches, Matches and Dispatches' section, but can be very time consuming to search unless you already have a date from a cert. Some newspapers are searchable online on commercial websites - e.g.

    These tend to include the more major newspapers - check the dates they have before paying... The NLI in Dublin has a good collection of historic newspapers, most on microfilm, and some bound. Local libraries are also worth checking.


    S.


  • #3
    Elizabetha
    Registered Users Posts: 224 ✭✭Elizabetha


    Thanks for that shane. Do you know anything about the Glasnevin website? I paid 8euro for an extended record of a 1903 death but there were 4 other records of people with different surnames and different death years. Would they all be burried in the same plot?


  • #4
    shanew
    Registered Users Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭shanew


    as far as I understand their system what you pay for is a set of records for a plot. The other people may not be related..


    S.


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