St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton
St. Fintan's cemetery
Details
Location
Carrickbrack Road, Sutton, Dublin
CountryIreland
Coordinates53°22′42″N 6°05′31″W / 53.378292°N 6.092058°W / 53.378292; -6.092058
TypePublic
Owned bySt. Fintan's Parish
No. of graves1,400+
Websitestfintansparish.ie
Find a GraveSt. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton

St. Fintan's Cemetery is located in Sutton, on the south side of Carrickbrack Road in Dublin, Ireland. It is in several sections: original with a ruined keeper's cottage and the remnants of old St. Fintan's Church, 1889, 1907 and 1954 extensions, and St. Fintan's Lawn Cemetery divided to St. Marnoc's, St. Assam's, St. Barroc's, St. Nessan's a St. Polan's. Just beyond the older portion is the still-flowing, still-visited St. Fintan's Holy Well.

Notable people buried in St. Fintan's cemetery

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission registers and maintains two graves of British service officers of World War II, one of the Royal Air Force (in the old ground) and another of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (in the newer extension).[10]

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