Friends Burial Ground, Dublin

Driveway into the Friends Burial Ground at Temple Hill

The Friends Burial Ground is a Quaker burial ground located at Temple Hill, Blackrock, Dublin. It opened in 1860 and is the only Quaker burial ground in Dublin.

History

Before this burial ground opened, there were two other burial grounds in Dublin. One was in Cork Street and the other located off St. Stephen's Green on York Street. The ground on York Street was sold in 1805 for the building of the Royal College of Surgeons. Today there is nothing to be seen of either of these old burial grounds.^[1]

The Friends Burial Ground at Temple Hill is 7 acres (28,000 m²) in size and opened with the first interment on 6 March 1860 of Hannah Chapman. All the gravestones in the burial ground are uniform in size and are inscribed with only the names and dates of who they are for. This is in keeping with the Quaker rules for interment.^[1]

It is noted that some of the Quaker families interred here are Allen, Grubb, Fairbrother, Goodbody, Pim, Todhunter, Sparrow Walpole and Waring. The burial grounds are under the care of the Dublin Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in Ireland.^[1]

Notable burials

• Sir John Barrington (1824–1887), Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1865 and 1879^[1]
• Jonathan Pim (1806–1885), founding member and president of the Dublin Statistical Society^[1]
• Lydia Shackleton (1828-1914), Irish botanical artist
• Alfred Webb (1834–1908), Irish Parliamentary Party politician, Member of Parliament, biographer and publisher^[1]
• Horace Walpole (1880–1964), damask and linen manufacturer^[1]
• John Richardson Wigham (1829–1906), lighthouse engineer and inventor^[2]

References

1. Igoe, Vivien (2001). "Dublin Burial Grounds & Graveyards", Wolfhound Press, p101, ISBN 0-86327-872-8
2. Mulvihill, Mary (2002). Ingenious Ireland. TownHouse & CountryHouse. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-86059-145-7.

External links

• Quakers in Ireland

Coordinates: 53°17′43″N 6°10′18″W / 53.295351°N 6.171705°W