GUIDELINES
In preparing for a funeral, the following information may be helpful.
The local undertakers are:
- Michael Leydon, Swanlinbar
- Pat Blake Derrylin
- Tom Nulty, Kinawley
- Pat Cox, Arney
Some other useful guidence
- Arrange someone to do the music in good time.
- Choose one Old Testament reading and one New Testament reading.
- Make out 5/6 Prayers of the Faithful, customised to the person who has just died.
- Arrange to have 2/4 people to bring up the gifts.
If a new grave in Shanvalley cemetery is required, please contact John Breen, Moher, Kinawley.
Kinawley Graveyard Policy
- Those entitled to a plot will be residents in Saint Naile's Church area at the time of burial or children/parents of the above.
- Family plots should be fully utilized in the old and new cemeteries before using Shanvalley cemetery. There must be a reason for moving to Shanvalley. There must for example have been recent burials or in the case of a husband and wife - only one space left.
- In Shanvalley cemetery at the time of burial, the graves will be allocated in sequence, starting from boundary walls towards central path.
- Burials in all cemeteries to be agreed in advance with the priest in charge of Saint Naile's at the time.
- Should old remains be discovered at the time of grave excavation, then these should always be placed next to the coffin before the grave is refilled.
- Immediately after burials, the graves are to be left tidy, so that the cemeteries can be properly maintained. It is also envisaged that within a reasonable time period that a surround would be placed around the grave. The reason for this is for the easy identification and maintenance of the grave by the family.
- All surplus wreaths etc. must be removed from graves and only disposed of either in the skips provided, or else removed from the Church grounds.
- Cost of graves in Shanvalley cemetery for single, double and triple plots respectively: £100, £200, £300.
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