Laois County Council maintain a public register of all burials in the Laois administrative area.
Burial Registrars are employed for each Council graveyard with responsibility for sale of plots and the maintenance of the burial ground register. Laois County Council are responsible for the provision and maintenance of 31 cemeteries in the County.
The cemetery Registrar is the first point of contact for undertakers and sometimes family members when recording internments.
Registrars record internments in the Burial Ground Register. All burials must be recorded on an internment notice by the Registrar. This includes:
The scattering of ashes is strictly prohibited.
A Registrar may ask you for details such as:
Registrars are required to record these details under the Rules and Regulations for the Regulation of Burial Grounds 1888 (as Amended 2013). These questions are all completely normal and are used to ensure that all details of a person’s passing are accurately recorded for historical record.
Registrars send internment notices to Laois County Council to ensure the details are recorded digitally, the appropriate burial fees are applied, and deeds are issued for new plots where necessary.
Registrars review headstone permit application details to ensure the proposed headstone complies with burial ground headstone regulations. Once approved by the Registrar the application is reviewed by the Senior Executive Engineer before final approval is granted.
The registrar must be contacted before all works in erecting a monument/headstone is carried out.
If you wish to purchase a plot you should contact the Registrar of the appropriate cemetery. Contact 057 86 64000 for Registrar contact details.
For further information please contact 057 86 64000 or email dce@laoiscoco.ie