Victorian CemeteriesBohermore graveyard in Galway, or the ‘new cemetery’ as it is called was opened in 1880.
The British Cemetery in very accessible in Funchal town centre and should be on every tourist's itinerary if they have any interest in history. Over ten different nationalities are represented in the two sections of the cemetery as Funchal was a key node in global trade networks.
The Jewish Cemetery can be found at the western end of the Rua da Lazareto in Funchal.
Introduction to Renvyle Church and Graveyard
In February 2010 the island of Madeira was hit by a series of storms which resulted in major floods and landslides, causing at least 42 deaths.
Introduction to Aghaboe
Our visiting gravestone memorial iconography expert, Gerry Mullins, got very excited in Kilmanman graveyard, during the second of the Historic Graves, graveyard recording workshops in Co. Laois on Saturday the 2nd of April.
The first of the Historic Graves graveyard recording workshops in Co. Laois took place in Aghaboe Graveyard on Saturday the 26th May. John Tierney, Maurizio Toscano and myself Finn Delaney were joined by Tori McMorran.
This looks like a fascinating review of prehistoric burial practices and their meaning. Material and spiritual engagements; Britain and Ireland in the first age of metal 29 Apr 2011 - 01 May 2011 The Rhind Lectures presented by Dr Stuart Needham Friday 29 April 6pm to Sunday 1 May 2011 Edinburgh FRIDAY 29th April 2011 6pm Lecture 1: Funerary conundrums This funerary phenomenon spans a millennium, embracing the Chalcolithic and the Early Bronze Age, and embodies a complex pattern of change. The cumulative result was many remarkable aggregations of burials, yet these still only represent a minority of the population. The scene is set with an account of this phenomenon's constituent components and history of development, including the much-debated issue of origins. Earlier ideas that social ranking can be read from the labour invested and grave goods offered have given way to a greater focus on the role mourners had in constructing the individual burial rite. But what then is the meaning of standardised burial modes, or death personae, characterised by specific artefacts, body treatment and inter-burial relationships? First we must address the high degree of selectivity of these burials, then contemplate their capacity not only to convey powerful messages to the living but also to engage materially and spiritually with the Otherworld.
