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Bill Young +41 76 391 6556 +44 74 2904 9955 On Tue, 30 May 2023, 05:31 Gordon Wilkinson via CoTyroneList, < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I've personally visited graveyards in Tyrone and Armagh and too many of > the inscriptions are illegible. The ravages of weather and lichen have > wrecked their all on them. The older sandstone headstones seem unable to > last longer than mid 19thC. > > But all is not lost. Oblique lighting can enhance the engravings. Either > get the sun to do that for you (if you arrive at the right time of day, > or are super patient) or bring your own floodlight. My son uses that > technique to photo-record Australian aboriginal rock art with some > stunning successes. It's surprising just how legible some inscriptions > can become under the right light direction. A powerful flash-light > works, but only over a small area, so multiple photos are required, and > you'll need a helper to hold the light. > > Gordon > > On 30/05/2023 5:05 am, Katherine Quigley via CoTyroneList wrote: > > Is anyone aware of the best way to check the gravestones in a graveyard > if I can’t go in person? I know the records for the Drumquin Presbyterian > church only go back to 1845, but does the graveyard go back further? How > can I check? > > > > Thanks, > > Katherine Quigley > > ================================= > > Send a Message to the List - [email protected] > > List Archive - > https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com > > Join the list by sending an email to - > [email protected] > > To receive the Digest version, send an email to - > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe by sending an email to - > [email protected] > > ================================= > ================================= > Send a Message to the List - [email protected] > List Archive - > https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com > Join the list by sending an email to - > [email protected] > To receive the Digest version, send an email to - > [email protected] > Unsubscribe by sending an email to - > [email protected] > =================================
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