A FERMANAGH woman has called for graveyard gates to be closed at night following the the overnight disappearance of coloured stones and a wreath from her father’s grave. Dee Brazil McGaughey was left heartbroken when she discovered the sentimental items removed from the grave as well as further damage caused at Cross Cemetery in Enniskillen. When she posted […]
Grave situation: Monuments on the rise
ARE elaborate grave headstones moving testaments to grief and loss or vulgar spectacles of one-upmanship? That’s the question being asked after complaints locally of some families overstepping the mark when it comes to remembering their deceased relatives. In recent weeks, readers have contacted the Herald complaining about how their families’ graves at Cross Cemetery are being encroached […]
Police investigate as ‘grave stone taken from grave and placed in a bin’
A memorial stone was taken from a graveyard at Cleenish Parish Church, and placed in a bin, police have said.