Mount St. Lawrence Cemetery in The Gables

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  William Murphy

  :: 18 November 2016 00:31:35

  On Wednesday 8th June 2016 I visited the University Campus and while returning to the City centre by bus I noticed a large cemetery so I got off and visited what turned out to be Mount St. Lawrence’s Cemetery. The cemetery looks very different to the major cemeteries here in Dublin because of the colour of the ground. There was little or no green to be seen. There was lots of rusted railings, very dry ground and brown or dead grass and plants. Maybe they have an aggressive weedkiller programme. I would describe the place as being rather ugly but is does feature many interesting gravestones and crosses. Despite the obvious vandalism many of the graves and headstones were in good condition when compared to Mount Jerome in Dublin. ‘Poor Squares’ are located mainly in the far top left corner of the graveyard. While the prominent families are located along the central path leading to the church, many are close to the church. This area has had many problems with vandalism. Headstones, graves, plaques and the church itself have become vandalised and tampered with.