St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton
| St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton | |
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 St. Fintan's cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Location | Carrickbrack Road, Sutton, Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°22′42″N 6°05′31″W / 53.378292°N 6.092058°W |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | St. Fintan's Parish |
| No. of graves | 1,400+ |
| Website | stfintansparish |
| Find a Grave | St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton |
St. Fintan's Cemetery is located in Sutton, on the south side of Carrickbrack Road in Dublin, Ireland.
The cemetery is laid out in several sections: original with a ruined keeper's cottage and the remnants of old St. Fintan's Church, 1889, 1907 and 1954 extensions, and St. Fintan's Lawn Cemetery divided to St. Marnoc's, St. Assam's, St. Barroc's, St. Nessan's a St. Polan's. Just beyond the older portion is the still-flowing, still-visited St. Fintan's Holy Well.[citation needed]
History
[edit]The original St. Fintan's church and cemetery is believed to be a monastic site dating from the 6th or 7th century although the remaining church is likely an early Norman structure.[1]
Notable people buried in the cemetery
[edit]- Jack Belton, TD, Lord Mayor of Dublin
- Frankie Byrne, Broadcaster
- Gay Byrne, RTÉ radio and TV presenter[2]
- Frank Cahill, Irish nationalist, teacher and political
- Frank Cluskey Leader of the Labour Party 1979–1981
- Pádraic Colum and Mary Colum, writers[3]
- Maureen Cusack, actress
- Hilton Edwards, director, buried with Micheál Mac Liammhóir
- Gerald FizGibbon, judge[4]
- Charles Haughey, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland who was buried here following a State funeral[5]
- Patrick Hillery, 6th President of Ireland[6]
- John Hunt, antiquarian
- Mainie Jellett, artist
- Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus, Irish politician, lawyer, and environmentalist
- Phil Lynott, iconic rock musician, formerly of the band Thin Lizzy[7]
- Micheál Mac Liammóir, author and playwright[8]
- Christopher Nolan, author[9]
- Tommy Potts, Irish traditional fiddle player and composer[10]
- Feargal Quinn, founder of Superquinn and Senator
- Tom Stafford, Mayor of Dublin
- William Stokes, physician
- Stardust fire, victims of the nightclub fire in 1981
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
[edit]The Commonwealth War Graves Commission registers and maintains two graves of British service officers of World War II, one of the Royal Air Force (in the old ground) and another of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (in the newer extension).[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "St Fintan's Well | Fingal County Council". www.fingal.ie. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Collins, Liam (8 November 2019). "On Gay Byrne's final journey from his beloved Howth, town falls silent remembering one of its own". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Leen, Brendan. "Cregan Library, Padraic Colum". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography 1912 Supplement p. 31
- ^ "Haughey laid to rest after sombre State funeral". The Irish Times. 16 June 2006. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ "Hillery laid to rest after State funeral". RTÉ News. 16 April 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ Graham, Bill (9 August 2006). "Phil Lynott: an epitaph". Hot Press. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ "Dublin Cemeteries". Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ McGarry, Patsy (24 February 2009). "Christy Nolan's remains taken to Sutton church". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ "Fiddler Tommie Potts Dies". RTÉ Archives. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Sutton (St. Fintan's) Cemetery | Cemetery Details | CWGC". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
