Floral Tributes & Glass Bell Cloches

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Member Since: September 2007 Posts: 629 Send Message	MargarettawasMargot	Report	25 Jun 2014 14:30
	It's not only a tradition in Ireland,GlasgowLass,we have them here in Australia too! Margot. :-) :-) :-)
	Researching: Malcolm-Prestonkirk, Scotland. Ivey,Williams,Preston, Barlow,Mills, King, Rea,Cottingham,Hollinshead,England.Griffin, O'Keefe,McManus, Trainor,Fleming,Smith, Clark/e,Ireland.
Member Since: June 2008 Posts: 3,229 Send Message	GlasgowLass	Report	25 Jun 2014 13:08
	On a recent trip to NI,I visited a number of family graves in varous cemeteries. No matter where I went, almost every plot old or new contained numerous , large bell shaped glass cloches which were used to cover wreaths and floral tributes. Some had clearly been there for many years but the colours iof the original flowers were still quite visible. I have also seen these large cloches in shops and garden centres and that they are pretty expensive Some graves had around 10-12 cloches placed on them! I have never seen them on any grave in Scotland and wonder if it's a tradition in Ireland only or is this common in any other part of the UK?
	Researching: Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016