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
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
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
- ^ 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.
