Hi all, first post! My wife's grandparents are buried in the graveyard, and we are hoping to visit in spring to see their gravestone.
Their names are George Steele Ross and Elizabeth Ross, died 1967and 1962. I'm not sure if anyone has any transcripts of the grave, which I believe is still standing.
Has anyone any useful tips for visiting the graveyard? I believe it is accessed through a field!
Many thanks,
John
Hello again John!
I will e-mail our parish liaison in Kilbeacanty about your message.
Roger McDonnell
Hi Roger,
Many thanks!
John
Hello John.
Is a street view of the old graveyard and as you will see it is now accessible from the roadside. Zoom in for a closer look and rotate for a view of the area. The map is an aerial view of the location.
Some images from the graveyard http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/galway/photos/tombstones/kilbeacanty/index.html which unfortumately does not include the name Ross.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2186108&CScn=kilbeacanty&
Hi Patrick!
Thanks for helping out. Did you see this message from yesterday.
Roger http://www.irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/message-board/looking-mcgrael
Hi Roger,
No I missed that one trying to cut down to one a week over lent !!! Will drop a reply to see if info I have means anything.
Cheers.
Many thanks for the information Patrick, very useful. As an aside, I would like to look up some old newspaper obits that are not on line. I presume Gort and Galway will both have main newspaper offices that may have a paper archive? We will be visiting in May.
Thanks again gentlemen,
John
Hello John.
Prior to your visit you have a couple of options. The library service normally has online access to newspaper archives and a suitably worded email may elicit the required information from a cooperative library assistant. Locate the area from the link below.
http://www.galway.ie/en/services/library/
Alternatively there is an online archive you may not be aware of details below. You may be redirected to an alternate site as there is a sister site for those in the US. If you like the FB page you will receive notifications and it is not unknown for the site to offer free access for a couple of days. The last was back in May 2015.
https://www.facebook.com/INArchive/?fref=ts
https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/
It should be noted that obituaries were not necessarily run of the mill as they are today or part of the process of notification and were more often an indication of status and wealth to have an obituary published in Ireland a 100 or so years ago.
Many thanks again Patrick for the excellent information