THE MONUMENT OF RICHARD J STOWELL AND HIS BROTHER ROBERT

Richard Joseph Stowell was sentenced to penal servitude. His weak frame broke down as a result of his prison treatment and he was released to die. His brother Robert Francis Stowell died on 14th January, 1873. “Erected By His Friends And Associates. To Perpetuate The Memory Of His Love Of Country, And His Death, Caused By A penal Imprisonment, Which Destroyed His Weak Frame. But Could Not Extinguish His ardent Aspirations For Ireland’s Freedom” “Here Also Are Interred The Remains Of Patrick O’Byrne, Dearly Beloved Uncle (Of The Stockwell Brothers) Died 1St March 1895, Aged 77 Years)” “Under This Cross Rest The Mortal remains Of Richard Stowell. Died 18th July 1855. Aged 44 Years. Also His Eldest Son, John Patrick Stowell Died 31st March 1869. Aged 25 Years & 10 Months. Grant Their Souls O Lord Eternal Rest. Amen.” “Here Also rest The Remains Of The Youngest Of The Patriot Brothers. Robert Francis Stowell. Who Died On The 14th January 1873. At Eden Quay Dublin. Aged 25 Years Faithfull And True To Ireland He Laboured And suffered Much In Her Cause. R.I.P.” “To The Memory Of Richard Joseph Stowell, Whose Name Was Enrolled On The Political Martyrology Of Ireland On 16th May 1867, In The Twenty Second Year Of His Age. Nine Hours After His Release From Naas Gaol His Pure Soul Passed From Earth To Heaven To Receive The Crown His Stainless Faith In Life And Heroic Fortitude In Death Had Won. R.I.P.”

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A SQUIRREL IN A CEMETERY - VERY MUCH ALIVE

This photograph needs no explanation

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Mount Jerome Cemetery & Crematorium is situated in Harold's Cross on the south side of Dublin, Ireland

Mount Jerome Cemetery & Crematorium is situated in Harold's Cross on the south side of Dublin, Ireland. Since its foundation in 1836, it has witnessed over 300,000 burials. Originally an exclusively Protestant cemetery, Roman Catholics have also been buried there since the 1920s. Often referred to as "Harold's Cross Cemetery" Mount Jerome is where wealthy Victorians established monuments to themselves. They couldn't take their wealth with them so they made sure they could still flaunt it for decades and centuries to come. In many cases their attempts to impress have succumbed to the passage of time as the majority of the physical memorials are in a state of decay while many (especially those made of sandstone) are rotting away at an alarming rate. In my opinion this decay only adds to the attractiveness of the place. If you do decide to visit the Gresham Vault where the pedestal on top of the tapered walls at one stage supported a bell with a chain running from it into the vault. This was erected with the purpose of allowing the lady who was interred (and who had a fear of being buried alive) to ring the bell if she awoke.

Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium - Dublin Metropolitan Police (1884-1911)

The police force for the Dublin City which was established in 1786. This was a separate force, run independently from the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC). Have a look at the inscription and see how young they were when they died. The Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) was the police force of Dublin, Ireland, from 1836 to 1925, when it amalgamated into the new Garda Síochána. As they were unarmed, the Dublin Metropolitan Police were confined to barracks and did not take the side of the British in the War of Independence as actively as did the RIC, and as such did not suffer the casualty rate of that force, although three men were killed and seven injured.The political "G" Division did not come off so lightly, and selected "G men" were first warned by the Irish Republican Army in April 1919, and the first was shot in July. Many DMP officers actively assisted the IRA, most famously Edward Broy, who passed valuable intelligence to Michael Collins throughout the conflict. Another DMP "G" Division spy for Collins was David Neligan. Five of the "G" Division were killed by the IRA. In the 1996 film Michael Collins, Broy is discovered and subsequently tortured and killed by the British. In reality he was not caught and went on to become the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána in the 1930s. After the creation of the Irish Free State, the DMP became known as "Políní Átha Cliath" (English: Police of Dublin) from 1922–1925, after which the force ceased to exist as a separate entity, and was absorbed into the Garda Síochána (English: Guardians of the Peace). Its last Commissioner was W.R.E. Murphy. "Dublin Metropolitan" is today a geographic region of the Garda Síochána's command structure. Unlike the RIC but in common with police forces in Great Britain, the DMP was an unarmed force. In this, it provided the inspiration for the first Commissioner of the Garda Síochána, who declared that the new force should also be unarmed.