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Grave-size limits for Buncrana
08.05.07
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A Donegal parish
priest has introduced a limit on the size of new
graves.
Fr. John Walsh of Buncrana, said there would no
longer be provision for double graves at St. Mary's
Cemetery, Cockhill, with all new plots subject to a
width limit of four feet.
There will be no restriction, however, on the depth
of new graves.
Fr. Walsh said he had to introduce the width limit
for the parish's new graveyard - a one-and-a-half
acre site adjoining the existing burial ground.
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"Space at the cemetery is now at a premium. Our
existing graveyard is almost full so we have no
option but to introduce grave-size limits in the new
one," said Fr. Walsh.
"In the past we've had double graves dug with the
remains of only one person in them. We just don't
have the space to allow such provision any more. |
"The graves can be whatever depth a person chooses,
perhaps 8ft or 9ft - which would hold the remains of
maybe three people."
Fr. Walsh, who has been parish priest in the
Inishowen town for nearly eight years, said the
parish has also had to introduce a fee for
non-residents.
Grave plots are currently free for residents but
non-residents will, in future, have to pay €300 for
a plot.
"For example, we might have residents who want to
bury their parents here. They will now have to pay
€300 for a plot," added Fr. Walsh.
Cremation is not a popular choice in the area. Fr.
Walsh said no deceased in the parish had been
cremated since his arrival in the area in 1999. |
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