Digital Memorial

‘Digital Memorial’ is a new Irish website created by local man that allows you to create and share the memory of your loved one online. People can add a biography, photos and can share with family and friends.  They can leave a tribute.  It is an alternative to visiting a loved one's grave when it is not possible to do so in person.  
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The creator of the business, Darren Raftery from Ard Mhuire, is in the stone industry and erects stone memorials daily. During the Covid pandemic, he saw people’s frustrations when they couldn’t visit their loved ones’ graves because of restrictions. He sought to create an alternative way for people to visit their loved ones' gravesides and pay their respects.

Darren Raftery is a Ballinasloe native

 It’s another way of visiting the grave of a loved one if it’s not possible to do so in person,  a space you can go regularly to visit a beautiful and lasting tribute to someone you cared for. It enables people living abroad to visit their loved ones’ memorials and leave a tribute from anywhere in the world.

You can create a memorial for your loved one in 4 simple steps.   More information can be found at https://digitalmemorial.ie/