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On 20 May 1994, following a public funeral service in Cluny Parish Church, Edinburgh, which was attended by almost 1,000 people, [38] Smith was buried in a private family service on the island of Iona, at the sacred burial ground of Reilig Odhráin, where many early Scottish and Norse kings are said to be buried.
John Smith was buried at the ancient burial ground of Relig Odhráin on the Isle of Iona, where he lies alongside 48 Kings of Dalriada and Scotland, 8 Kings of Norway and 4 Kings of Ireland. As perhaps the best Prime Minister that the UK never had, it is tempting to thing he is in fitting company.
Aug 26, 1995 · TOURISTS and political pilgrims are to be barred from visiting the grave of former Labour leader John Smith on the Hebridean island of Iona. Trustees at the island's 13th-century abbey...
Jun 5, 2013 · Famous people are buried here: and others who, like the sailors drowned in a shipwreck, are unknown to us. It is a burial place for Kings, and a resting place. Date of experience: September 2012
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May 12, 1994 · John Smith. Birth. 13 Sep 1938. Dalmally, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Death. 12 May 1994 (aged 55) Smithfield, City of London, Greater London, England. Burial. St. Oran's Chapel Cemetery-the Reilig Ourain.
- Isle of Iona, Argyll and Bute
- September 13, 1938
- Dalmally, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Today, he is being buried on the island of Iona. Most Scots are moved and comforted by this decision. It salutes John Smith's romantic, Highland side.
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While John Smith had not the time to become the icon of politics, his memory is embedded deep in the sole of the British public. His grave, like the man, is a humble tribute to a colossus of...
