I like visiting graveyards especially when I know that I will be leaving again. I prefer old graveyards because they are much more varied and interesting and in my opinion many of the newer places are bleak and unpleasant.

Glasnevin cemetery is a favourite of mine because because the selection of grave markers is very diverse, ranging from plain to highly decorated.

I especially like reading the information on the headstones which generally includes the name of the deceased and their date of birth and death. Such information can be useful to genealogists,local historians and even people such as myself but unfortunately there is now a recent trend not to include such information. I suppose that as football is more important than life or death then to know that the deceased was a Manchester United supporter rather than a follower of Liverpool is important information.

Graves and any related memorials are a focus for mourning and remembrance. The names of relatives are often added to a gravestone over the years, so that one marker may chronicle the passing of an entire family spread over decades.