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Carrickbrennan Churchyard

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407: 31: 261:. The crew of the coastguard vessel were swept overboard by a large wave. All the bodies were recovered promptly except for Captain Boyd, found two weeks later. The 5 crew members who died are interred in the Carrickbrennan graveyard, which also has a memorial to Captain Boyd and the crew. The actual resting place of Captain Boyd is in the churchyard of St. Patrick's Cathedral where there is a monument as a memorial. The members of the 139:, Ireland is a graveyard that can still be seen today, but is no longer in use. It is notable as the burial place of many people who perished in local maritime disasters. The graveyard stands beside the grounds of Monkstown Park, former estate of Lord Ranelagh and latterly the historian 229:
are interred in the graveyard. It is noted that the 265 who died consisted of 1 major, 2 lieutenants, 1 ensign, 8 sergeants, 9 corporals, 173 rank and file, 42 women and 29 children. There is a memorial stone near the entrance to the graveyard for the captain of the
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around the middle of the 16th century. Travers died 16 May 1562 and is buried here. The castle was later inherited by Mary Travers' nephew, Henry Cheevers, upon her death in 1601. Henry Cheevers died in 1640 and is also buried in the churchyard.
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was an Irish historian and antiquary who made significant contributions to the study of the history of Dublin, being particularly interested in the Scandinavian antiquities of the city. He died on 14 September 1866 and is buried here.
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In the 1980s the Carrickbrennan Graveyard Restoration Project restored the site by resetting headstones, fixing boundary walls, removing dangerous trees and restoring old ironwork. New trees were added including a
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was the Ulster King of Arms from 1820 until his death in 1853. He had previously served as the Deputy Ulster from 1807 to 1820. He died on 26 October 1853 and is buried here with a cast iron monument.
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was a United Irish general and leader of a large guerrilla force which fought against British troops in County Wicklow from June–October 1798 part of the
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was also built by the Cistercian monks in the 13th–14th century, and later granted to Sir John Travers for his services to the Crown by
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planted by Denis O'Connor Don, the president of the DĂșn Laoghaire Historical Society at the time. The site is now in the care of
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One of the most notable burials here is that from 19 November 1807 where many of the 265 people who died on the
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also erected an obelisk monument to Captain Boyd on the east pier of DĂșn Laoghaire harbour.
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Igoe, Vivien (2001). "Dublin Burial Grounds & Graveyards", Wolfhound Press, pp. 47–52,
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Brief sketches of the parishes of Booterstown and Donnybrook, in the county of Dublin
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There used to be a medieval monastery at this site, dedicated to
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outbreak, but there were further burials as late as the 1950s.
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Closed cemetery in Monkstown, DĂșn Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland
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The churchyard was closed in 1874 due to fears of a
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Monkstown
DĂșn Laoghaire–Rathdown
Republic of Ireland
Church of Ireland
Find a Grave
Carrickbrennan Churchyard
Irish
Monkstown, County Dublin
Charles Haliday
CBC Monkstown
St Mochonna
Cistercian
St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin
body snatchers
Monkstown Castle
King Henry VIII
cholera
Bhutan pine
dawn redwood
DĂșn Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council
sinking of the Rochdale and the Prince of Wales
Merrion Cemetery
brigantine
DĂșn Laoghaire
Royal St. George Yacht Club
Joseph Holt (1756–1826)
1798 rebellion
Kingstown
Charles Haliday (1789–1866)

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