Friar's Bush Graveyard
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Friar's Bush Graveyard is Belfast's oldest Christian burial site,[1] located on the Stranmillis Road in South Belfast.
History
The mysterious Friar's stone in the cemetery bears the inscription AD 485.[1] The oldest headstone in the cemetery was erected to the memory of Thomas Gibson who died in 1717. During the 1800s, the cemetery was repeatedly raided by body-snatchers, including in 1823 when the bodies of a woman and a child were stolen from the graveyard, although they were later returned.[1]
The cemetery is the resting place of thousands of victims of the
The graveyard is the resting place of the famed baker and philanthropist Bernard (Barney) Hughes who died in 1878.[3]
Friar's Bush has been maintained by the Belfast City Council since 2000, having previously been owned by the Catholic Church.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Friar's Bush Graveyard | Culture Northern Ireland". Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Friar's Bush". Belfastcity.gov.uk.
- ^ "The Dictionary of Ulster Biography". Newulsterbiography.co.uk.