Burial Grounds

There are currently four major categories of burial ground in the county.

1. Old closed burial grounds vested in the County Council
   
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2. 11 village/rural burial grounds operated by the County Council.
   1 urban burial ground at Summerhill, Enniscorthy operated by Wexford County Council.

Link to Locations and Caretakers/Registrars 
 

1. Burial grounds in each of the four major towns.
    

   Wexford:	Crosstown – Wexford Borough Council
   New Ross:	St. Stephens Joint Local Authority Burial Ground
   Enniscorthy:	St. Mary’s  - St. Mary's Burial Ground Committee Summerhill - Wexford County Council
   Gorey:	St. Michaels Parish Committee

2. Parish operated burial grounds.

Burial Ground Legislation

The principle legislation governing Sanitary Authorities in relation to Burial Grounds is as follows:

• Public Health (Ireland) Act 1878
• Sanitary Services Act 1948
• Local Government Act 1994
• Rules and Regulations for the Regulation of Burial Grounds made under the 1878 Act
• Local Government Act, 2001.