Locals urged to visit famine graveyard in Dundalk

Locals who have not yet visited, are urged to visit the local famine graveyard and the Sidella greenway down by the famine graveyard, just outside Dundalk.

This graveyard is the resting place for over 4,000 souls buried here from 1852- 1905 but with some burials taking place in the 1950's. There are some white crosses marking some marker stones which were used back then to mark graves.

Work has been carried out restoring the graveyard over the past 20+ years to ensure those buried there are in a place of rest and not forgotten about.

A service takes place on the 2nd Sunday of August to honour those who are buried and to honor those who looked after the graveyard in the past, and to thank the current committee for their hard work on restoring the graveyard.

There is a path along the roadway past the graveyard called Sidella which most would refer to as Up Sidella. This road was one of the main roads into Dundalk during the 1800s and many horse and cart ride along this out to the main Ardee Road across from the Mount Hamilton site.

The laneway is 1.5km long and takes roughly 20 mins to talk to the end from the entrance to the graveyard. Access to the graveyard via A91E76N or at the laneway at the back of the Brewery on the Ardee Road.