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 […]
EXCLUSIVE: Monea sculptor Michael Hoy carves Seamus Heaney headstone
The late Seamus Heaney’s headstone is all over the news, but not many know that it was carved by a Fermanagh man. Based in Monea, Michael Hoy, was commissioned by Heaney’s family to carve the poet’s headstone. When asked how he felt about the commission, he said, “I had to pinch myself.” Hoy who owns […]