• Until his death and burial at Glasnevin Cemetery in 2014, historian Shane MacThomais served as its chronicler in chief. Wartime exhibits in the Glasnevin...
  • A truly devoted admirer known as ‘The Yank’ regularly arranges for floral tributes to be left at the grave of Michael Collins in Glasnevin Cemetery.
  • Glasnevin Cemetery was consecrated and opened to the public for the first time on 21st February 1832.
  • What are some interesting facts about Glasnevin Cemetery? Experience Glasnevin: Ireland's National Cemetery, in County Dublin is Ireland's largest cemetery.
  • Glasnevin Cemetery Monument Works has been designing and creating headstones, monuments and memorials since 1974.
  • Its official name is Prospect Cemetery. As the largest cemetery in Ireland, some 1.5 million people have been buried in Glasnevin Cemetery across 124 acres.
  • If you are in Dublin and have some time, we highly recommend checking out the Glasnevin Cemetery Tour.
  • The cost is €5 per person, and will enable you to discover the history of the cemetery, as well as the lives of the great men and women buried here in Glasnevin
  • Glasnevin Cemetery, Ireland's largest burial ground, covers 124 acres of glorious parkland where you can discover the legacies of Ireland’s heroes.