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Does anyone know how to find him? un marked graves

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  • 26-11-2014 9:44pm
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    Pinkycharm
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    Bit of background my grandmother had a baby called Martin in 1953. he was born the 5th of july but had a deformity and died the 14th of August. Granny wanted grave marked as a last wish and told us one of two graveyards he could be in. She was so distraught after having a baby with deformities (his intestines formed outside body) that she had blocked his burial and only 5 people went. There is no record on the parish graveyard in one but my dad was at his funeral (he was 5 years old) and can remember him being buried beside a wall, near a tree. Its either Bonoham in Rathcabbin or Lorrha in Tipperary. Records for Lorrha seemed to have been destroyed or have been told that by caretaker but its fast becoming a second generation dying wish to find him. Have his birth and death cert but no graveyard record and its definitely one or the other unless he was buried in Clonaulty in Birr in her and my grandads grave site.

    I am lost with this and I keep hitting dead ends. Have contacted Parish Priest in Lorrha, he was fantastic but hit a dead end there in regards to a grave.

    What can I do to find this baby!


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    pinkypinky
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    What a very sad story. Have you tried the other graveyard to see if they have records? Tipperary county archive may have details as well.

    Another thought: does the undertaker (company) still exist? Maybe they have records. I watched that Ardal O'Hanlon thing a couple of weeks ago and he was looking at records that went back 100 years or so for one funeral parlour.

    However, if you don't get anywhere with the parishes or the funeral home, I think you may have to accept there's no way to find out. If this does happen, would it be possible to do a small plaque in each place?

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    Pinkycharm
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    Yeah we have little plaques made up!!

    Would you believe it the parish priest came back to us last night with his details and that he was buried with his great grandparents in Lorrha at the front gable end of the abbey..........their grave is unmarked but should be a lot easier to find than just a little baby's grave!!

    Fingers crossed!


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    limericklad87
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    Be sure to post back with an update


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    Eve222
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    pinkypinky wrote: »
    What a very sad story. Have you tried the other graveyard to see if they have records? Tipperary county archive may have details as well.

    Another thought: does the undertaker (company) still exist? Maybe they have records. I watched that Ardal O'Hanlon thing a couple of weeks ago and he was looking at records that went back 100 years or so for one funeral parlour.


    That is a great idea Pinkypinky, a lot of people wouldn't think of funeral parlour records. I know an undertaker who took over from his father, and have records going back a long way.


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