Ballymanish Cemetery

Newtownards, Co. Down, Ireland

A historic crematorium situated in Newtownards, Co. Down, Ireland, preserving generational remembrance, local family records, and peaceful memorial grounds.

Crematorium Co. Down → Historic Irish Memorial Ground Level Ground / Accessible Paths On-Site Parking Available

About Ballymanish Cemetery

Ballymanish Cemetery is a historic crematorium situated in Newtownards, County Down, Ireland. Serving the local civil community and genealogy researchers tracing family roots, the grounds preserve generations of cultural heritage, memorial headstones, and familial connections.

Burial records, plot registers, and ongoing cemetery grounds maintenance are traditionally coordinated through Newry, Mourne and Down District Council / Ards and North Down. Visitors, descendants, and heritage researchers are welcome to explore the grounds with quiet reverence, record ancestral inscriptions, and honor those laid to rest.

Burial Classification Crematorium

Jurisdiction Co. Down

Visitor Notes Parish Archive

Key Features & Practical Information

Verified site access, terrain conditions, and local civic administration

Grounds & Access Verified

Parish & Registry

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council / Ards and North Down

Visiting Hours

Daily: 9 AM – 11 PM

Ground Conditions

Level ground / paved paths

Vehicle Parking

Designated parking on-site

Community Photo Archive

Visual documentation & memorial grounds photography

Open For Contributions

Preserve Ballymanish Cemetery in Photos

Help descendants, families, and genealogists discover memorial landscapes, entrance gates, and historic headstones. Community photos are permanently catalogued with full credit.

Headstone inscriptions & plots Entrance gates & chapel ruins Archival & historic photography

Submit Memorial Photographs Free contribution · Credited to submitter

Location & Access Directions

Interactive map and route navigation across Co. Down

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Full Physical Address

8 Coach Rd, Portaferry, Newtownards BT22 1PP, United Kingdom

Eircode / Postcode: BT22 1PP

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Local Authority Registry: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council / Ards and North Down

Burial Records & Genealogical Research

Official parish archives, plot registers, and national genealogy repositories for Ballymanish Cemetery, Co. Down.

Civic Registry

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council / Ards and North Down

Historical plot allocations, burial registers, and cemetery maintenance are coordinated through the local authority and diocesan archives.

Inquire directly via local parish registrar

National Archives

PRONI & GRONI Archives

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland archives pre-1922 and post-1922 civil death registrations and headstone transcriptions.

PRONI Public Records GRONI Death Records

Preserve Their Memory

Share this cemetery profile with relatives, ancestral researchers, or local history societies.

Contribute Grave Record

Help preserve the memory of an ancestor laid to rest here.

Submit inscription details →

Visitor Information

Visiting Hours

Open Daily

9 AM – 11 PM

Monday through Sunday (Consistent daily hours)

View 7-day schedule

Monday 9 AM – 11 PM

Tuesday 9 AM – 11 PM

Wednesday 9 AM – 11 PM

Thursday 9 AM – 11 PM

Friday 9 AM – 11 PM

Saturday 9 AM – 11 PM

Sunday 9 AM – 11 PM

Admission Free & Open to Public

Parking Designated parking on-site

Contact / Inquiries

For burial records, grave plot purchase, or parish inquiries:

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council / Ards and North Down

"Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed, and very dear."

— Irish Memorial Inscription