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"Belfast City Council are looking to purchase additional land for burial, possibly in conjunction with the neighbouring councils of Lisburn or Newtownabbey because the lack of burial space is getting critical, " she added.
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As burial land continues to decline, the authorities are eager to encourage everyone to consider it in the future.
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Boyer said Santa Barbara county has never been approached about burial on private land.
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Trade in relics arose in the Middle Ages, when Catholic pilgrims returned home from the Holy Land with tokens of the burial places of martyrs or of the martyrs themselves.
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The burial site on the land, which belongs to Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie, was established in 1663 when the then-owner of the estate, William Fry, became a Quaker.
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Laws preventing the burial of livestock on private land have been temporarily relaxed as farmers deal with thousands of casualties from the heavy snow.
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In Caroline County, local officials do not need to be consulted or have to approve the burial of a person on county land in advance.
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If I'm still here in15 years' time I will have to find more burial space, but the cost of land is premium.
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Farther down the road is a plan to expand the burial ground to a patch of adjacent land, since that option could be depleted within five years.
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