Glasnevin Cemetery

Glasnevin Cemetery is a cemetery in Dublin, Ireland. It was established in 1832, covering 50 hectares. Wikidata records 315 notable interments here, including Éamon de Valera, Michael Collins, Seán MacBride.

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Notable interments

315 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place. The 25 most widely covered are listed below. Browse all 315, or take the JSON record.

• Éamon de Valera (1882–1975), politician, mathematician, diplomat
• Michael Collins (1890–1922), politician, military officer, statesperson
• Seán MacBride (1904–1988), lawyer, politician, diplomat
• Brendan Behan (1923–1964), writer, poet, playwright
• Daniel O'Connell (1775–1847), writer, politician, barrister
• Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889), writer, teacher, poet
• Constance Markievicz (1868–1927), politician, suffragette, painter
• Arthur Griffith (1872–1922), writer, politician, diplomat
• Roger Casement (1864–1916), writer, poet, politician
• Charles Stewart Parnell (1846–1891), politician
• Stephen Gately (1976–2009), actor, singer, singer-songwriter
• Seán T. O'Kelly (1882–1966), politician
• Maud Gonne (1866–1953), actor, suffragette, journalist
• Christy Brown (1932–1981), screenwriter, writer, poet
• Erskine Childers (1870–1922), writer, politician, civil servant
• Cathal Brugha (1874–1922), politician
• Charlotte Despard (1844–1939), writer, politician, novelist
• Luke Kelly (1940–1984), singer, guitarist, banjoist
• James Larkin (1876–1947), politician, stevedore, union member
• Billy Whelan (1935–1958), association football player
• Eoin O'Duffy (1892–1944), politician, military officer, civil engineer
• Alfred Chester Beatty (1875–1968), businessperson, entrepreneur, archaeologist
• Sandie Jones (1951–2019), singer
• John Casey (1820–1891), teacher, mathematician, university teacher
• Charles Gavan Duffy (1816–1903), writer, poet, politician

Common questions

Where is Glasnevin Cemetery?

Glasnevin Cemetery is in Dublin, Ireland, at coordinates 53.3722, -6.2778.

When was Glasnevin Cemetery established?

Glasnevin Cemetery was established in 1832, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Glasnevin Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 315 notable interments at Glasnevin Cemetery, including Éamon de Valera, Michael Collins, Seán MacBride, Brendan Behan, Daniel O'Connell.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q1263215 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
• OpenStreetMap relation/13627061