Families remember their departed ‘angels’

SIX hundred people gathered in Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery yesterday to mark Christmas for those children laid to rest at the “angels” plot.

Families remember their departed ‘angels’

It was the third year of the blessing of remembrance and tree lighting ceremony to mark the tens of thousands of infant deaths and still births interred in the cemetery.

Families and relatives of the “angels” were in attendance as a Christmas tree was erected, the lights switched on, a blessing was said and parents had an opportunity to speak with one another and share tea and refreshments.

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