David. / myLot

Ireland

July 6, 2026 6:12am CST

I hadn’t paid a visit to my local graveyard since moving to this little town two years ago, so today I put that right and took a bimble along the rows of graves. I know only one person residing therein: I officiated at his burial on July 12th about 25 years ago, but didn’t come across the exact spot today. What I did discover however, was something I find remarkable but about which not many people will care. At the back of the graveyard, not far from my house, is a row of 10 graves each occupied by a man called David. In all my burying days I’ve never come across such a sight. Pure coincidence of course, but my word.

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Michael

@Wrexxo (3430)

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6 Jul

Thats strange..never seen something like that before

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snowy

@snowy22315 (210923)

• United States

6 Jul

That is unique and uncanny. I wonder if any of them were related?

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Amber

@AmbiePam (123142)

• United States

6 Jul

Now, that’s not odd at all, now is it.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (191530)

• Boise, Idaho

6 Jul

The family must have really liked that name.

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Fleur

@Fleura (35815)

• United Kingdom

7 Jul

Never really thought about it but I'm sure there must be a preponderance of names like John in my native graveyard. It's just a coincidence the Davids are all in a row though. Can't believe you have lived there two years already!

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14987)

• Ireland

7 Jul

@fleura Seems more like 32 years. I wasn’t built for small towns whose cafes start to close at 3 pm.

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Fleur

@Fleura (35815)

• United Kingdom

8 Jul

@xFiacre No that is annoying. After spending the day doing whatever you're just ready for a sit down and a nice cup of something and everything is shut! Incidentally the last time we had that experience (apart from in a museum or some other visitor attraction) was in London! Couldn't believe that a cafe near the Marylebone road was shutting up shop at 4pm!

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (123432)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

6 Jul

It is very odd that a graveyard has graves in a row named David.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (385143)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jul

That does sound strange. Check out the birth years. Perhaps it was a very popular name back when.

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