Council don't own ground they are ment to maintain it. If you buy a plot/family plot it's yours if they are any problem with the height of a headstone why did the council not say sooner
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Lyndsey
8 years ago
Let the boy rip !!
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Joe
8 years ago
One of the most obvious sights to see in today's society, is that migrants coming to this country, are offered all kinds of services. These services include respect for their culture, and so it should be.
But whilst support for migrants seems to be increasing, it appears that our very own cultures and subcultures are being ignored and eroded.
Irish travellers have a culture that should be respected period!!
What's really difficult to comprehend, is councillors in this case believe they have the right to ignore the travelling culture, even in death!
Travellers have been erecting headstones and surroundings on graves in their own way for hundreds of years, so it's not about suddenly erecting headstones such as this out of the blue. Theres been a very similar headstone erected recently in Coalisland grave yard, and there's not a single word spoke in protest.
Reading this storey for me certainly feels like the travelling community has a very bitter pill to swallow. Why? because it seems that it's the council that's erroneous regarding this action as it is THEY, who are all of a sudden, adopting an American type model of burials in graveyards. Get real this is Ireland!
This family are doing nothing wrong, they are simply burying their dead in their own way. No one, absolutely no one should tell the travelling community how, or what way they should erect a gravestone, honouring those whom they have loved all their lives.
God Bless, may this lad rest in peace. To the Lisburn council, leave this family alone!!!!
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Lizz Robb
8 years ago
What I can't understand you have payed for the plot , so does the the plot belong to you , so what is the council's problem , good luck from Shankill Road xx God bless xx
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Siobhan ward
8 years ago
Stop this it's a disgrace to use this family are going through enough!!
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Danielle Brown
8 years ago
The council needs to wise up, it's doing no harm. The family's been through enough heartache
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Anonymous
8 years ago
Leave the gravestone alone. Shame on the council
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RICHARD MC COY
8 years ago
TOTAL BY THE COUNCIL OR OTHER.
REMEMBER. SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN TO COME UNTO ME.
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Carmel
8 years ago
Head stone has been up 6 years why try to remove it now it's well kept family have been through enough heartaches shame on you
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W morton
8 years ago
Let the headstone stay
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Michelle mcgrath
8 years ago
If the council could spend more time keeping the streets clean it would suit the better , this head stone is beautiful . Shame on the council for torchering this family.
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Nicola McCahon
8 years ago
disgraceful leave it alone, let the family have what they want.
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Kate carson
8 years ago
This council is a disgrace it has taken them 6 years to find fault
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James Millar
8 years ago
so sorry to hear this i loss my 14 month old son in 2012 if this happened to me it would kill me as well, it isn't doing anyone any harm what so ever, Please let her son rest in peace!
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Anonymous
8 years ago
Leave the grave alone and let the family have their place with John and let them continue looking after it as they are. It's a credit to them this is a 14year old child the council needs to learn the word RESPECT
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Geraldine McCartney clafferty
8 years ago
I think after 6 years this must remain if not it's a degrace
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Elizabeth
8 years ago
This is a very cruel and sick thing to do to any grave
Council don't own ground they are ment to maintain it. If you buy a plot/family plot it's yours if they are any problem with the height of a headstone why did the council not say sooner
Let the boy rip !!
One of the most obvious sights to see in today's society, is that migrants coming to this country, are offered all kinds of services. These services include respect for their culture, and so it should be. But whilst support for migrants seems to be increasing, it appears that our very own cultures and subcultures are being ignored and eroded. Irish travellers have a culture that should be respected period!! What's really difficult to comprehend, is councillors in this case believe they have the right to ignore the travelling culture, even in death! Travellers have been erecting headstones and surroundings on graves in their own way for hundreds of years, so it's not about suddenly erecting headstones such as this out of the blue. Theres been a very similar headstone erected recently in Coalisland grave yard, and there's not a single word spoke in protest. Reading this storey for me certainly feels like the travelling community has a very bitter pill to swallow. Why? because it seems that it's the council that's erroneous regarding this action as it is THEY, who are all of a sudden, adopting an American type model of burials in graveyards. Get real this is Ireland! This family are doing nothing wrong, they are simply burying their dead in their own way. No one, absolutely no one should tell the travelling community how, or what way they should erect a gravestone, honouring those whom they have loved all their lives. God Bless, may this lad rest in peace. To the Lisburn council, leave this family alone!!!!
What I can't understand you have payed for the plot , so does the the plot belong to you , so what is the council's problem , good luck from Shankill Road xx God bless xx
Stop this it's a disgrace to use this family are going through enough!!
The council needs to wise up, it's doing no harm. The family's been through enough heartache
Leave the gravestone alone. Shame on the council
TOTAL BY THE COUNCIL OR OTHER. REMEMBER. SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN TO COME UNTO ME.
Head stone has been up 6 years why try to remove it now it's well kept family have been through enough heartaches shame on you
Let the headstone stay
If the council could spend more time keeping the streets clean it would suit the better , this head stone is beautiful . Shame on the council for torchering this family.
disgraceful leave it alone, let the family have what they want.
This council is a disgrace it has taken them 6 years to find fault
so sorry to hear this i loss my 14 month old son in 2012 if this happened to me it would kill me as well, it isn't doing anyone any harm what so ever, Please let her son rest in peace!
Leave the grave alone and let the family have their place with John and let them continue looking after it as they are. It's a credit to them this is a 14year old child the council needs to learn the word RESPECT
I think after 6 years this must remain if not it's a degrace
This is a very cruel and sick thing to do to any grave
The graves should be left alone
Let this chikd rest in oeace6
May this lad rest in peace