General Information

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Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council operates and maintains cemeteries within its administrative area. Many of these cemeteries are already full and others have restrictions on the pre-purchase of burial plots i.e. graves are not available for purchase in advance of a death.

Burial Grounds Closed/In Use

Burial Grounds in Use	Closed Burial Grounds
Dean’s Grange	Bishops Lane
Shanganagh	Rathmichael
Kilgobbin*	Old Connaught
	Kill Abbey
	Tully Vale
	Carrickbrennan
	Dalkey (St. Begnet’s)
*Graves only available to existing owners with burial rights.

Please note that neither Dean’s Grange nor Shanganagh cemeteries records are computerised and therefore in order to locate a grave the following is required:

• 1.    Date/Year of death or burial.
• 2.    Full name and last address of the deceased.

The Council only holds records for Dean’s Grange, Shanganagh and Kilgobbin cemeteries.

GRAVE PURCHASE

Graves are available for purchase in Shanganagh and Deansgrange Cemeteries at time of death through a Funeral Director.  Plots are selected by the Council in accordance with the next available in line. 

Shanganagh Cemetery is a relatively new cemetery and there is good capacity for burials. Plots are available in St. Helens section of Shanganagh at a cost of €2,900 each at time of death through a Funeral Director.

Deansgrange Cemetery has been a burial ground since 1865 and is at capacity.  There are therefore, only a limited number of plots available in “The Garden” at a cost of €16,000.

Once a year, the Council will pre sell a limited number of graves in “The Garden” plot at Deansgrange Cemetery.  The following criteria applies:

• Applicants must be residents of the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown administrative area.
• Applicants must be 70 years of age or over.
• Applicants will be placed on a waiting list and will be offered the opportunity to pre purchase a grave if their name is reached at the time of the pre sale.  The waiting list will be held into the following year if all applicants are not offered a grave.
• Applicants must pay the full cost (€16,000) of the grave at the time of purchase.

A summary of the revised charges applicable from 1st March 2013 is set out hereunder:  

	Cost	VAT	Total Cost
Grave Purchase Deansgrange	€16,000.00	-	€16,000.00
Grave Purchase Shanganagh	€2,900.00	-	€2,900.00
Interment Deansgrange	€900.00	-	€900.00
Interment Shanganagh	€900.00	-	€900.00
Ashes Interment - Deansgrange and Shanganagh	€400.00	-	€400.00
Child Interment	€400.00	-	€400.00
Cremation Plots Shanganagh	€800.00	-	€800.00
Stonemasons Annual Permit	€100.00	€23.00	€123.00
Foundation Changes
Headstone Only	€220.00	€29.70	€249.70
Headstone & Kerbing Single	€370.00	€49.95	€419.85
Headstone & Kerbing Double	€585.00	€78.98	€663.98
Kerbing where Headstone exists - Single	€265.00	€35.78	€300.78
Kerbing where Headstone exists - Double	€460.00	€62.10	€522.10
Single Dressing of Grave	€75.00	€10.13	€85.13
Chippings & Covering	€210.00	€28.35	€238.35
Sealing of Grave	€355.00	€47.93	€402.93
Assignment of Grave	€65.00	€14.95	€79.95
Depth Testing of Grave	€140.00	€32.20	€172.20
Research Fee	€40.00	€9.20	€49.20
Facilitation of Burials	€75.00	€17.25	€92.25

Bereavement Grant

A Bereavement Grant is a payment based on PRSI contributions which is payable on the death of:

• An insured person
• The wife or husband of an insured person
• The widow or widower of an insured person
• A child under age 18, or under age 22 if in full-time education (where either the parent or the person the child normally lives with satisfies the PRSI contribution conditions)
• A contributory pensioner
• The qualified adult of a contributory pensioner, including those who would be qualified adult but are getting another social welfare payment, e.g. Carers Allowance
• A qualified child
• An orphan in receipt of Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance.
  
  For further information contact your local Social Welfare Office