Cork City Council Cemeteries

Cemetery	Location	Contact
St Joseph's	Tory Top Road, Ballyphehane	021-4320191
St. Finbarr’s	Glasheen Road	021-4545997
St. Michael’s	Blackrock	021-4357890
St. Catherine’s	Kilcully	021-4300669
St. Oliver's	Ballincollig	021-4873709
St. James'	Chetwynd, Togher	086-8063981
St Mary's	Curraghkippane	087-9550229
St. Senan's	Tower, Blarney	086-8176727
St Columba's	Douglas	086-8063981
St Senan's Abbey	Inniscarra	086-8176727
Rathcooney Cemetery	Rathcooney, Glanmire	086-1761138
Carrigrohane Beg	Carrigrohane	021-4924000

Plots are only available for immediate burial and must be purchased through an undertaker. Plots are not available to purchase in some cemeteries, contact your undertaker or cemetery registrar for details.

Plots are priced at €1,880 for an internal plot and €2,080 for an external plot. Burial charges vary by cemetery.

Niches are available to purchase at the Columbarium at St James Cemetery, Chetwynd. They are priced at €800 and can be purchased through an undertaker

There are two types of Plot Transfers, application forms for both are available at the bottom of the page.

Transfer of Grant of Right of Burial (from deceased to living)

Often a family member may wish to transfer the right of burial in a plot from a deceased relative into their own name. To do this a form needs to be completed and returned to the Cemeteries section, accompanied by a solicitors or Commissioners for Oaths letter confirming details. All those with an interest in the plot (for example, the children of the deceased) will need to sign the document to consent to the transfer. 

Assignment of Right of Burial

This occurs when a living person with a right of burial in a plot wishes to assign the right of burial to somebody else. The below form needs to be completed and returned to the Cemeteries section accompanied by the original Grant of Right of Burial.

If an original Deed has been lost, the person who is the named Right of Burial holder can apply for a Duplicate Deed. The relevant form can be found at the bottom of the page

All stonework in Cork City Cemeteries (erection or replacement of headstones, erection or replacement of kerbing where permitted) must be undertaken by approved contractors. The contractor must make the application to City Council on behalf of the client. Below is the list of approved stonemasons. 

Name	Address	Contact
Eamonn Casey Memorials Ltd.	Old Waterpark, Carrigaline, Co. Cork	021 4371253/087 2645804
Hickeys Fireplaces & Headstones	Classis, Ovens, Cork	021 4860170/086 7656665
Sean McCarthy Headstones	3 Anglesea Place, Copley Street, Cork	086 8360503
Edward Sheedy Headstones	Youghal Road, Midleton, Co. Cork	083 3960153
Frank O'Callaghan/O'Callaghan Stoves	The Halfway, Ballinhassig	021 4885899
Gerald McCarthy Monumental Works	4 Unit 4, Power Ind Est, Tramore Rd, Cork	021 4275266/085 1243176
Jim Hickey, Aherla Headstones	Aherla, Co. Cork	021 7331344/087 2629439
Denis Cosgrave Monumental Works	64 Thomas Davis Street, Blackpool, Cork	021 4302422
McCoy Memorials	Unit 5, The Lough Business Park, Cork	086 3891806
Blarney Street Monumental Works	396A Blarney Street, Cork	021 4399356
Denis McCarthy and Sons	unit 21/22, Westlink Business Park, Old Mallow Rd	021 4210222
Costigan Memorials	Ballyoran, Fermoy, Co. Cork	025 32173/086 8523953
Adrian Budds	Ballyere, Killeagh, Co.Cork	024-95587/087 9872388
Thomas McCarthy Headstones	106 Pouladuff Rd, Cork	086 2772711/0214311279
Foley Funeral Directors/Cork Memorials	Mill Street, Timoleague, Bandon	023 8846782/0863447740
Bandon Headstones	The Bypass Business Park, Bandon, Co. Cork	087 1166699/087 1166900
William O'Connor and Sons	Church Street, Newcastlewest, Co. Limerick	086 2546011
Murphy Memorials	Barraduff, Killarney	087 2598664
Costigan Memorials	Ballyoran, Fermoy, Co. Cork	086 8404769

For those wishing to trace ancestors, they can contact Cork City Archives at www.corkarchives.ie  

Any other queries can be directed to the Cemetery Supervisor or recreation@corkcity.ie

All Records are available to view here 

St. Finbarr's burial records from 1867 to 1896 are available to view here 

The Rathcooney Cemetery records from 1896 to 1941 are available to view here 

The Old Kilcully Cemetery records from 1931 to 1974 are available to view here

St Joseph's from 1877 to 1917 available to view online here 

Contact the Cork City Coroners Office Coroner details

Applications for Exhumation Licenses are administered by the Cemeteries Section of the Environment & Recreation Directorate in Cork City Council. Please contact us on 021 4924000 for details.