‘Massive’ 15 foot headstone sparks calls for limit to be introduced

A FORMER lord mayor of Cork is to ask the city council to cap the height and width of headstones used in graveyards.

‘Massive’ 15 foot  headstone sparks calls for limit to be introduced

Councillor Joe O’Callaghan is to put forward a motion at the next meeting of Cork City Council, after a 15.5ft high, 20ft wide gravestone was erected at Kilcully Cemetery, on the northside of the city.

“It dwarfs everything else in the graveyard by a mile and it is completely out of character with what is recognised as a showpiece graveyard,” the Fine Gael Cllr said.

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