A coffee morning and raffle saw more than €1,200 raised towards the upkeep of Kilninor Cemetery which is the final resting place of Michael Kinsella among others. And that money will enable local community groups to continue the restoration of a graveyard which has fallen into disrepair in recent years. “We’ve done a bit of work up there since, planted daffodils, painted some of the stones, you can read the writing on them now,” said Oliver Shortall. “We see it as more of a heritage project, we want to put benches there, make it a place of wellness, there’s something quite heavenly about it there. There’s a monument to Michael Kinsella, he was shot in the 1798 rebellion, so we want to secure that and maintain it.”

Source: Irish Independent April 20, 2022 03:41 UTC