The 13th Annual Limerick Burial Grounds awards night was held on Wednesday 23rd November in the Millennium Centre, Caherconlish with approx. Over 100 people attended in the presence of the Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, Cllr. Francis Foley.
The overall winner in the “Ancient” category was the Ballingarry Old Burial Ground while the overall winner in the “Modern” Category was St. Nessan’s Burial Ground, Mungret.
Speaking on the night Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr Francis Foley added: “This is the 13h annual Burial Grounds Awards and I’m delighted that we are back up and running since the hiatus imposed on us due to COVID-19. Thirteen is unlucky for some…but I can guarantee you this evening, 13 is the magic number!
“Limerick City and County Council is very thankful for the hard work and commitment of groups and associations as well as individuals across Limerick who, day in day out, week in week out maintain their local burial grounds.
Everyone is deeply thankful for the time and effort that you all spend in the upkeep of the burial grounds”.
The evening also featured presentations by Emer O’Regan, Ballingarry Development Association, on works undertaken by the group in rehabilitating the grounds of Ballingarry Old Burial Ground and restoring two mausolea in the burial ground and from Sarah McCutcheon, Aarchaeologist, on streams of funding utilised by Limerick City and County Council in repairing/rehabilitating historic structures.