Lurgan Stories: Unearthing the History of Shankill Graveyard

Watch as Dr Alastair Ruffell and his team from Queen’s University Belfast; archaeologist John Tierney of www.historicgraves.com; and the Friends of Shankill Graveyard and community volunteers join together to try uncover the history of Shankill Graveyard (Lurgan), including the location of 227 famine burials from 1847.
The Ground Penetrating Radar survey of Shankill Graveyard can be downloaded at: https://lurgantownscapeheritage.com/w...
The survey of the Shankill Graveyard headstones can be viewed at: https://historicgraves.com/graveyard/...
The Ground Penetrating Radar survey and graveyard surveying workshops were made possible thanks to funding from the Department for Communities: Historic Environment Division; and through the Lurgan Townscape Heritage Scheme, which is supported by the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and the Lottery Players, through The National Lottery Heritage Scheme. Find out more at: www.lurgantownscapeheritage.com

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