St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton

St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton
St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton
	St. Fintan's cemetery
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.ie
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. It is 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]}

Notable people buried in St. Fintan's cemetery

Jack Belton, TD, Lord Mayor of Dublin
Frankie Byrne, Broadcaster
Gay Byrne, RTÉ radio and TV presenter^[1]
Frank Cahill, Irish nationalist, teacher and politicial
Frank Cluskey Leader of the Labour Party 1979-1981
Pádraic Colum and Mary Colum, writers^[2]
Maureen Cusack, actress
Hilton Edwards, director, buried with Micheál Mac Liammhóir
Gerald FizGibbon, judge^[3]
Charles Haughey, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland who was buried here following a State funeral^[4]
Patrick Hillery, 6th President of Ireland^[5]
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^[6]
Micheál Mac Liammóir, author and playwright^[7]
Christopher Nolan, author^[8]
Tommy Potts, Irish traditional fiddle player and composer^[9]
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

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).^[10]

References

^ 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.

External links

St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton at Find a Grave

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[1] 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.

[2] Leen, Brendan. "Cregan Library, Padraic Colum". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

[3] Dictionary of National Biography 1912 Supplement p. 31

[4] "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.

[5] "Hillery laid to rest after State funeral". RTÉ News. 16 April 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

[6] Graham, Bill (9 August 2006). "Phil Lynott: an epitaph". Hot Press. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

[7] "Dublin Cemeteries". Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

[8] 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.

[9] "Fiddler Tommie Potts Dies". RTÉ Archives. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

[cwgc-10] "Sutton (St. Fintan's) Cemetery | Cemetery Details | CWGC". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

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