Dundonald Cemetery


Dundonald Cemetery is a large cemetery in Dundonald, Northern Ireland. It opened in 1905 as a municipal burial ground. It is a closed cemetery, except for spaces in existing plots. It is located beside Ardcarn, on the Upper Newtownards Road, East Belfast. The site was originally known as Donall’s Fortress, named after a nearby fort.

History

In 1895, it was decided by Belfast City Council that more grave space was needed to cope with Belfast's rising population. Dundonald, already had a local cemetery, St. Elizabeth's Church Graveyard, a small cemetery. In 1897, the council bought 45 acres of land at Ballymiscaw, Dundonald for the price of £5,600. On 19 September 1905, the first burial took place. The cemetery was divided was a quarter allocated as Roman Catholic, which was later emended.
In 2020, History Hub Ulster historian Peter McCabe wrote a book about the cemetery, titled A Guide to Dundonald Cemetery. It focuses on simple listings on the interesting lives of a range of people buried in the cemetery, and easy-to-follow trails.

Notable interments

The site contains graves connected to WWI and WWII and the Titanic.