What is recorded here

Catrine Russel died on 12 May 1637 at age sixty-five, and her words still stand out because the stone itself has slipped from view. That absence makes the graveyard feel less like a list and more like a living place, remembering what it can no longer show.

The precise location of a 17th century headstone Garristown graveyard (DU003-011003-) has not been located. Headstone was recorded by the Fingal Historic Graveyards Project, which stated that 'The earliest visible stone dates to the early 17th century and was excavated during the digging of new plots in the graveyard. It is inscribed as follows "Here lieth the body of Catrine Russel who died the 12th of May 1637 aged 65 years' (Fingal Historic Graveyards Project, Vol. 2, Garristown Graveyard). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 14 February 2023

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