Conwal Graveyard Letterkenny
Conwal may refer to: * Conwal and Leck, Catholic parish found in the Diocese of Raphoe, Ireland * Conwal Cemetery * Conwal Parish Church (Church of Ireland) Conwal Parish Church is a Church of Ireland church located in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. It is located opposite the Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba at the top of ''Church Street''. The church dates back to the 17th century. Bui ... * Saint Conval, Irish-born missionary {{disambiguation ...
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Conwal And Leck
Conwal and Leck ( ga, Conbháil agus Leac) is a parish located in north-east County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland. It covers west Letterkenny and the surrounding hinterland. The parish has approximately 10,000 inhabitants and 1,000 families. Early records of ecclesiastical settlement at Conwal are dated in the Annals of Ulster around 914 AD. New Zealand politician John Chilton Lambton Carter was born in Conwal. Places of worship The Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba, the only Catholic cathedral in the county, is located in the parish. The parish priests are The Very Reverend Eamonn Kelly; Monsignor Kevin Gillespie and The Reverend Philip Kemmy, CC. Conwal Parish Church is the Anglican church in the parish and Trinity Hall is the Presbyterian church in the parish. Burial grounds There are two cemeteries in the parish. Conwal Cemetery dates from 1795 and is located on the Letterkenny to Churchill road. New Leck cemetery, located in the Oldtown area, dates from 1978 ...
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Conwal Cemetery
Conwal Cemetery ( ga, Reilig Conbháil) is a burial ground on the outskirts of Letterkenny in County Donegal. It serves the parish of Conwal and Leck. The Forglug Burn flows along the western boundary of the cemetery, flowing into the River Swilly a short distance to the south of the cemetery. Notable burials * Liam Adams (high-profile brother of Gerry Adams, who attended the funeral) * James Duffy (VC) * John Hannigan * Manus Kelly * Dessie Larkin * Bernard McGlinchey * Joe 'Dodo' Winston References External links * {{coord missing, County Donegal Cemeteries in County Donegal Cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...

Conwal Parish Church (Church Of Ireland)
Conwal Parish Church is a Church of Ireland church located in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. It is located opposite the Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba at the top of ''Church Street''. The church dates back to the 17th century. Building The building is believed to have been constructed when a church located at Conwal, not far from Churchill, fell into ruins. The church is rubble built with an ashlar spire. The interior retains its early 19th century cast-iron circular roof, trusses and a short gallery and twisted brass brackets. Graveyard A niece of Jane Austen (daughter of her brother Edward), is buried in the graveyard there, alongside her husband Lord George Hill. Vandals "smashed to smithereens" the tombstone of the Wray vault, dating from 1750 and the oldest in the graveyard, in 1971. History The Civil Survey of 1652-56 gives an interesting image into what the town was like in the 17th century: ''"There is a town called Letterkenny which hath a market every ...
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