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 / RESERVATION

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 €2,700 each at time of death through a Funeral Director. A Reservation Scheme is in operation in Shanganagh Cemetery and under this scheme, residents of the County who are over 70 years of age may reserve a grave in the St. Helens section.

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.

Current Prices (as of 1st April 2010)

Category	Charges
Purchase of full grave space without foundation headstone (not including Interment Fee): Shanganagh Cemetery Dean’s Grange Cemetery Purchase of Cremation Plot without foundation headstone (not including Interment Fee): Shanganagh Cemetery	€2,700 €16,000     €700
Interment Fee: Adult Child Under 12 years Cremated Remains and Retained Organs	€765 €385 €385
Foundation Fees: Headstone Only Headstone and kerbing or kerbing to surround grave   Kerbing where headstone exists	€250 €420 for a single grave €660 for a double grave €300 for a single grave €520 for a double grave
Single Dressing of grave	€85
Removal/Replacement of chippings on grave	€240
Saturday Charge	€150
Transfer of Ownership	€80
Testing of Plots	€170

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