Burials and Cemetery Support Scheme
Longford burial grounds
Longford County Council is responsible for the management of several cemeteries in County Longford. Under the 2011 Cemetery Byelaws, it is necessary to apply to the Council to acquire a right of burial in a grave space before any burial takes place.
For this, complete the Application to Purchase or Register Right of Burial form and return to burials@longfordcoco.ie. Charges for graves are €450 for a single plot and €800 for a double plot.
Separate to this application, you must also liaise with the cemetery caretaker in relation to the proper management and recording of each burial. Your undertaker can do this on your behalf.
Memorial headstones
To erect a memorial headstone, a Permission to Erect a Memorial Headstone or Other Structure or Amendment of Monument application form needs to be completed. It should be completed by the company responsible for the erection or modification of the structure (for example, the sculptor).
Failure to comply with Longford County Council's Cemetery Bye-laws may result in enforcement action.
If it is the company's first application for that year, they need to include a copy of their public liability insurance. Their insurance should have an indemnity of a minimum of €6.5m. Longford County Council must be indemnified on this insurance.
The completed form should be returned to burials@longfordcoco.ie. This form can also be posted or returned in person to the Environment Department, Camlin Court, Longford County Council.
This must be done before any work takes place in a Longford County Council-owned cemetery.
A risk assessment must be carried out before any work takes place. Please see the Health and Safety Authority's Safe Systems of Work Plan which can be used to guide your risk assessment.
Cemetery Support Scheme
Longford County Council's Cemetery Support Scheme is intended to provide limited financial support to local community and voluntary groups involved in maintenance and upkeep of cemeteries in the county.
Your application form application should give a brief outline of the type of activities in which the committee is involved, list the cemeteries for which grant aid is sought and provide details of proposed works, for example grass cutting, weeding, litter control, shrub planting, and clean-up activities. Applicants must provide a contact telephone number and email address.
The maximum grant will be up to €400 (based on valid receipts) for any one cemetery but this may be subject to review depending on the number of applications and having regard to the overall grant budget.
Priority in grant allocation will be given to the busier cemeteries.
Payments will be made only to nominated bank/credit union accounts and applicants will be asked to provide evidence of such accounts.
Grant assistance will not be available to applicants in receipt of other state assistance for cemetery upkeep in the current year. Payment will be made on the basis of actual works carried out and the production of valid receipts for all expenditure incurred in the current year.
Apply via the Cemetery Support Scheme online application form.
For enquiries on this scheme, please contact burials@longfordcoco.ie or contact 043 334 34 62.
