Cost of village cemetery plots falls as house prices soar

AS sites in Adare spiral to as much as €750,000, the price of a more permanent address in the picturesque Limerick village is set to drop dramatically from today.

Cost of village cemetery plots falls as house prices soar
Wed, 03 Jan, 2007 - 00:00
Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

Plots in the local cemetery cost €762. But from today on, the price per plot will drop to €500 under new proposals by Limerick County Council.

However, someone not resident in Co Limerick who wants a burial plot in Adare will have to pay €1,000.

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