Glasnevin Cemetery & Museum

Some individuals would get the chills at the notion of strolling through a graveyard, but this location is essential to the history of Dublin.
Take a tour to discover more about the residents, or, if things are getting too gloomy, follow the people who are slipping away through a small opening in the cemetery's walls to the National Botanic Gardens for some peace and quiet.

Founded in 1832 Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery Museum is the world’s first cemetery museum. Glasnevin Cemetery and Museum are both informative storytellers for more than 1.5 million people, from ordinary to extraordinary, poor and rich, who helped to shape today’s Ireland. Have a Cemetery tour which is free and open 24 hours, and features the biggest collection of Celtic crosses in the world. There is also an informative one hour guided cemetery tour. It’s Ireland’s biggest cemetery, where lots of national leaders are resting- political leader Daniel O’Connell, whose big statue on main Dublin’s street reminds to Irish people his input into Irish life, as well as a biggest and most famous O’Connell Street was named in honor of Daniel O’Connell. Another famous figure in Irish history- politician and revolutionary leader Michael Collins, who was so popular and even though he died in 1922, but he still gets lots of flowers today. After Ireland’s biggest cemetery tour, visit the museum to learn more about social, political and historical Ireland. In the museum there is genealogy research area, which gives access to the extensive online records, so Irish people can discover their roots and build their Irish family tree.

There is a connecting gate to National Botanic gardens, to which admission is free. So add this attraction on places to visit in Dublin list and make the most of it.