St. Fintan's Cemetery is located in
Sutton, on the south side of
Carrickbrack Road in
Dublin
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, Ireland.
The cemetery is laid out 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.
History
The original St. Fintan's church and cemetery is believed to be a monastic site dating from the 6th or 7th century although the remaining church is likely an early Norman structure.
Notable people buried in the cemetery
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Jack Belton, TD, Lord Mayor of Dublin
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Frankie Byrne, Broadcaster
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Gay Byrne,
RTÉ radio and TV presenter
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Frank Cahill, Irish nationalist, teacher and political
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Frank Cluskey Leader of the Labour Party 1979–1981
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Pádraic Colum and
Mary Colum, writers
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Maureen Cusack, actress
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Hilton Edwards, director, buried with
Micheál Mac Liammhóir
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Gerald FizGibbon, judge
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Charles Haughey, 7th
Taoiseach of Ireland who was buried here following a
State funeral
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Patrick Hillery, 6th
President of Ireland
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John Hunt, antiquarian
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Mainie Jellett, artist
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Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus, Irish politician, lawyer, and environmentalist
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Phil Lynott, iconic rock musician, formerly of the band
Thin Lizzy
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Micheál Mac Liammóir, author and playwright
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Christopher Nolan, author
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Tommy Potts, Irish traditional fiddle player and composer
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Feargal Quinn, founder of
Superquinn and Senator
* Tom Stafford, Mayor of Dublin
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William Stokes, physician
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Stardust fire, victims of the nightclub fire in 1981
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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registers and maintains two graves of British service officers of
World War II
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, one of the
Royal Air Force
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(in the old ground) and another of the
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (in the newer extension).
References
External links
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Sutton, Dublin
Howth
Cemeteries in County Dublin
Fintan
Roman Catholic cemeteries in the Republic of Ireland
Religion in Fingal
Buildings listed on the Fingal Record of Protected Structures