Dundonald Cemetery
Dundonald Cemetery is a large cemetery in Dundonald, Northern Ireland.[1] It opened in 1905 as a municipal burial ground. It is a closed cemetery, except for spaces in existing plots. It is located beside Ardcarn, on the Upper Newtownards Road, East Belfast.[2] The site was originally known as Donall’s Fortress, named after a nearby fort.[3]
History
[edit]In 1895, it was decided by Belfast City Council (known as the Belfast Corporation during this period) that more grave space was needed to cope with Belfast's rising population. Dundonald, already had a local cemetery, St. Elizabeth's Church Graveyard, a small cemetery. In 1897, the council bought 45 acres of land at Ballymiscaw, Dundonald for the price of £5,600.[4] On 19 September 1905, the first burial took place. The cemetery was divided was a quarter allocated as Roman Catholic, which was later emended.[5][6]
Notable interments
[edit]The site contains graves connected to WWI and WWII and the Titanic.[7][8][9]
- William Bradshaw Bell - OBE, JP (1935-2020), Ulster Unionist Party, Lord Mayor of Belfast, Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly - Lagan Valley
- Anne Crone (1915-1972), Irish novelist and teacher
- Johnny Darling (1877-1946), Irish footballer
- Sir Thomas Dixon (1868-1950), High Sheriff for Co. Antrim in 1912 and Co. Down in 1913., Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast
- Lady Edith Stewart Dixon (1871-1964), wife of Sir Thomas Dixon, Dame of the British Empire for her work with soldiers during World War I
- Brian Desmond Hurst (1895-1986), Irish film director
- James Norritt (1887-1963), businessman, High Sheriff, Lord Mayor and Senate of Northern Ireland
- Robert James Patterson (1868-1930), Irish Presbyterian minister, social reformer, and the founder of the worldwide Catch-My-Pal Total Abstinence Union
- William John Stewart (1868-1946) - MP for south Belfast
- Daniel Martin Wilson KC (1862-1932), Irish politician and judge
References
[edit]- ^ McCabe, Peter (2021). 2020 (1st ed.). Northern Ireland: History Hub Ulster. ISBN 9781999658816.
- ^ Taylor, Brian (1976). "Forrest Reid and the Literature of Nostalgia". Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review. 65 (260): 291–296. ISSN 0039-3495.
- ^ McCabe, Peter (2020). A Guide to Dundonald Cemetery (1st ed.). Northern Ireland: History Hub Ulster.
- ^ Stephens, William (1958-01-01), "January 8. Friday", Wormsloe Foundation Publications, Vol. 2: The Journal of William Stephens, Vol. 1: 1741–1743, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-8203-5348-7, retrieved 2025-01-27
- ^ "Journal of the Royal Sanitary Institute". Journal of the Royal Sanitary Institute. 33 (1): 1–5. 1912. doi:10.1177/146642401203300101. ISSN 0370-7334.
- ^ "Dundonald Cemetery, Belfast". Belfast City Council. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ CWGC. "Belfast (Dundonald) Cemetery | Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ Young, David (2020-01-04). "New book on Belfast Cemetery tells stories of fascinating locals". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ "Dead fascinating: How Dundonald Cemetery provides an amazing insight into our past". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2020-01-02. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-01-27.