County Graveyard Inventory Shrule New Cemetery Name of Fieldworker & Date of Audit Jimmy Lennon: July 2005. Name of Cemetery Shrule New Cemetery Dedication None Townland Shrule Glebe Parish Shrule Diocese Ardagh & Clonmacnoise Nearest National Primary National N55 Secondary or Regional Road Current Status Open Graveyard Description Planned Layout Denomination RC Place of Worship No Pattern Day No Owner Longford County Council Number of inscribed memorials 91 Date of oldest inscription Peter Cox, Darogue 13th March 1983 Date of latest inscription John Gill, , died on Mount Brandon 2nd of Aug. 2004 aged 51 years. Access Public Access Form Gravel path Gateways & Stiles 2 wrought iron gates, one large one small. Wheelchair Access Yes Parking Space Yes Pathways Yes, gravelled Boundary Type Concrete wall next road, the rest consists of mesh wire fencing with some hedging in places. Boundary condition Wall (good) the wire fence section (fair / poor) Terrain Flat Growth of vegetation Recently mown Overall condition Good Historical Ruins or Artefacts None Directional Signage and its condition None Information Panels and their condition None Signs of vandalism None Area Engineer Longford County Council Sanitary and Environment Dept. Tel. 043- 43356 RMP Number Not listed RPS Number Not Listed Caretaker & contact number Dan Clyne, New Houses, Ballymahon, Co. Longford. (No number listed) Cemetery Committee & contact number Barney Steele. 09064 32407. Mobile. 087 2792153 Clergy & contact number Rev. Padraig McGowan. Ballymahon.

1 090 6432253 Burial registers & their location and dates Longford Co. Council. 7/9/1998 – 1/12/2003 Available at Local Studies Section Longford Library HQ. Published references & location We find none Memorial inscription documentation Yes. June 1997 (Pictorial Database) Location of transcripts Jimmy Lennon, Curracreehan, , Co. Longford.

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Main Entrance

Outer Boundary & Parking Area

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Overview of part of Cemetery

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