Types of Burial Grounds in County Wexford

Burial Grounds

There are currently four major categories of burial ground in the county.

  1. Old closed burial grounds vested in the County Council.  A maintenance grant is available to groups and individuals in relation to vested burial ground - Please click here for online form or alternatively please click here for a hard copy form to download.  Please click on the below map for further details on the 112 closed burial grounds vested in Wexford County Council.  For further information on the care of the historic graveyards please contact the Heritage Officer, at heritage.biodiversity@wexfordcoco.ie.
  2. Eleven village/rural burial grounds and one urban burial ground (Summerhill, Enniscorthy) operated by Wexford County Council. The application form to apply for permission to erect a headstone in a Wexford County Council burial ground is available here.

  3. Burial grounds in each of the four major towns.

    Town Burial Grounds
    Town Burial Ground
    Wexford Crosstown
    New Ross St. Stephens Joint Local Authority Burial Ground
    Enniscorthy St. Mary’s  - St. Mary's Burial Ground Committee
    Summerhill - Wexford County Council
    Gorey St. Michaels Parish Committee

  4. Parish operated burial grounds.

     

Map of Closed Burial Grounds vested in Wexford County Council

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Right of Interment in a closed (Vested) Burial Ground

Application Form

Burial Ground Legislation

The principle legislation governing Sanitary Authorities in relation to Burial Grounds is as follows: