How to buy a cemetery plot?
Laois County Council must be notified of all internments within council owned burial grounds. This includes burials in existing/family-owned plots. The Registrar of the burial ground must be notified to accurately record the internment details in the cemetery register.
If you are purchasing the new plot the below regulations apply. Please note the below list is not exhaustive and a full list of regulations in relation to burial grounds is contained in the Laois County Council Burial Ground Bylaws as adopted in June, 2022.
- A person looking to buy a burial plot must contact the Registrar of the burial ground who will then allocate the next available space (no selection is permitted). Alternatively, your undertaker can purchase a burial plot on your behalf.
- If a burial ground does not have a registrar, then a person looking to buy a burial plot must contact the Community Section on 057 86 64000
- Burial plots will only be sold in the event of a death and cannot be pre-purchased
- The maximum burial plots a person will be allowed to purchase is 2 burial plots
- The Receipt issued in response to the application constitutes the owner’s right of burial
- The selling of a burial plot to a third party is not permitted. However, the Council will facilitate those wishing to return ownership of a burial plot to the Council
- The purchasing of a burial plot does not include permission for the erection of a headstone
- Permission to erect a headstone must be applied for separately using the Headstone Permit Application Form
How do I apply?
Further information
For more information phone the environment section at 057 866 4000 or email cemeteries@laoiscoco.ie
