Glasnevin Cemetery

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Glasnevin Cemetery, also known as Prospect Cemetery, is the main Catholic cemetery in Dublin, the capital of Ireland.

Glasnevin Cemetery The round tower (centre) stands over the tomb of Daniel O'Connell
Glasnevin Cemetery
The round tower (centre) stands over the tomb of Daniel O'Connell
Eamon de Valera's grave His wife, Sinéad, and son, Brian are buried there also.
Eamon de Valera's grave
His wife, Sinéad, and son, Brian are buried there also.
A close up view of the de Valera gravestone
A close up view of the de Valera gravestone
Charles Stewart Parnell's gravestone Though a member of the Church of Ireland, Parnell was buried in Glasnevin in view of its status - at least in the eyes of those who followed him in politics - as the de facto national cemetery
Charles Stewart Parnell's gravestone
Though a member of the Church of Ireland, Parnell was buried in Glasnevin in view of its status - at least in the eyes of those who followed him in politics - as the de facto national cemetery
Monument to Ireland's war dead in World War IThe monument lists those buried in the cemetery who were killed in Irish Regiments of the British Army
Monument to Ireland's war dead in World War I
The monument lists those buried in the cemetery who were killed in Irish Regiments of the British Army
Glasnevin gravestones Mid nineteenth century plain gravestone (centre) surrounded by versions of celtic crosses, which became the fashion in the late nineteenth century.
Glasnevin gravestones
Mid nineteenth century plain gravestone (centre) surrounded by versions of celtic crosses, which became the fashion in the late nineteenth century.

Established in the middle of the 19th century to replace the old burial grounds within the city, Glasnevin Cemetery contains many historically interesting monuments as well as the graves of many of Ireland's most prominent heroes - Charles Stewart Parnell and Daniel O'Connell as well as Michael Collins, Eamon de Valera, Kevin Barry and Constance Markiewicz a generation later.

The cemetery also offers a fascinating view of the changing style of death monuments in Ireland over the last 200 years; from the austere simple high stone erections of the period up until the 1860s, to the elaborate celtic crosses of the nationalistic revival from the 1860s to 1960s, to the plain Italian marble of the late twentieth century.


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[edit] Notable people buried in Glasnevin Cemetery

See also Category: Burials in Glasnevin Cemetery

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  1. ^ Harry Boland's death features in the film Michael Collins made by Neil Jordan. In reality the manner of his death bore little relationship to the account portrayed in the film.
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