Visits to cemeteries around the world
People all over the world are dying to get in to cemeteries, to graves, to mausoleums. Their bones are buried, their ashes encased, their lives summarised in the dash between two dates. Their epitaphs, their choice of grave marker, their obituary, all tell a story. Cemeteries are museums of life often overlooked, frequently ignored. When I travel, I travel to meet the living and to pay my respects to the dead. These are my stories.
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Roadside markers, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Graveyards are great levellers. There rarely are posh parts and poor parts. A grave is a grave. Yes, the markers…
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Slavín Military Cemetery, Bratislava, Slovakia
The Slavín Monument with its Slavín Military Cemetery is the high point of Bratislava - literally. It's here people come…The Curragh Military Cemetery, Co. Kildare, Ireland
The great expanse of land known as The Curragh is home to The Curragh Camp, an army base and military…Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly, Ireland
I have vague memories of Clonmacnoise from my primary school history lessons. I know that the monastery was founded by…Military Cemetery, Böhönye, Hungary
On the rare occasion, I drive cross-country to the city of Pécs, I pass through the village of Böhönye. On…Groblje Jasenice, Rovanjska, Croatia
Groblje is the Croatian word for cemetery. Basic information, admittedly, but it helps to know these things if you're cemeteries…Tea Lane Graveyard, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Some people have a hard time passing shoe shops or pubs or art galleries. Me, I find it difficult to…