Ireland's national cemetery, opened in 1832: a 124-acre Victorian garden cemetery where more than 1.5 million people are buried, including Daniel O'Connell, Michael Collins, Charles Stewart Parnell, Maud Gonne and Eamon de Valera. It has the largest collection of Celtic crosses in the world.
- Address
- Finglas Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11, D11 H2TH
- Hours
- Daily 10:00-17:00 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-10)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 2 h
- Price
- Price not verified
- Price level
- €€
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Take a guided walking tour: the General History Tour visits the graves of O'Connell, Collins, Casement, Parnell and Markievicz.
- The visitor centre has the 'City of the Dead' exhibition and a surname database for family history.
- The cemetery is 2.5 km north of the centre; combine with the National Botanic Gardens next door.