Dolphins Barn Jewish Cemetery was established in 1898 by Robert Bradlaw[1] a dentist and prominent member of Dublin's Jewish community who raised £300 in donations to set up a new chevra kadisha.[2] and the Dublin Jewish Holy Burial Society (HBS), founded in 1884[3] and dedicated to financier and philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore. It replaced Ballybough Cemetery, Fairview, as the principal Jewish cemetery in Dublin, and close to the south circular road area, where a large number of jews lived. There is also a prayer room on the site.[4] With Dolphins barn being the Orthodox cemetery, there is also a Progressive Jewish Cemetery, Woodtown Cemetery, on Oldcourt Road, Rathfarnham, established in 1952.[5]
| Dolphins Barn Jewish Cemetery | |
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| Established | 1898 |
| Location | Aughavanagh Road, Drimnagh, Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°19′45″N 6°17′16″W / 53.3290491°N 6.2876947°W |
| Type | Jewish (Orthodox) |
| Owned by | Dublin Jewish Holy Burial Society |
| Find a Grave | Dolphins Barn Jewish Cemetery |
Burials
editThe earliest burial is that of Ze'ev, son of Gedaliya Levi Goldring, who died 6 September 1898. It contains one Commonwealth grave from World War II that of Flight Lieutenant [Pilot] Maurice Donald Khan.[6] The cemetery founder Robert Bradlaw is buried also here.
References
edit- ^ Robert Bradlaw, by Helen Andrews, Dictionary of Irish Biography.
- ^ Erwin R. Steinberg. The Religion of Ellen Higgins Bloom. James Joyce Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Spring, 1986), pp. 350–355
- ^ Synagogues of Old Dublin by Katherine Butler, Dublin Historical Record, Vol. 27, No. 4 (Sep., 1974), pp. 118–130 (15 pages). Published by Old Dublin Society.
- ^ Jewish Cemetery, Aughavanagh Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12. Buildings of Ireland.
- ^ Dublin, Ireland – International Jewish Cemetery Project.
- ^ Maurice Donald Khan, Common War Graves, Traces of War.