Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium

Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium is a cemetery in Dublin, Ireland. It was established in 1836. Wikidata records 129 notable interments here, including William Rowan Hamilton, John Millington Synge, George FitzGerald.

At a glance

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Opening hours

• Monday: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
• Tuesday: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
• Wednesday: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
• Thursday: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
• Friday: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
• Saturday: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
• Sunday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Source: Google Places. Last checked 2026-07-23. Hours can change, confirm with the cemetery before visiting.

Notable interments

129 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 129, or take the JSON record.

Of Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium's 129 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include politician (11%), writer (9%), painter (7%), physician (6%), architect (6%).

• William Rowan Hamilton (1805–1865), theoretical physicist, university teacher, mathematician
• John Millington Synge (1871–1909), prose writer, librettist, collector
• George FitzGerald (1851–1901), university teacher, physicist
• Jan Łukasiewicz (1878–1956), logician, philosopher, university teacher
• Maeve Binchy (1939–2012), short story writer, novelist, school teacher
• Maeve Binchy (1939–2012), short story writer, novelist, school teacher
• Maeve Binchy (1940–2012), short story writer, novelist, school teacher
• Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873), librettist, journalist, jurist
• George William Russell (1867–1935), theosophist, journalist, painter
• David Kelly (1929–2012), film actor, television actor, stage actor
• George Salmon (1819–1904), Catholic theologian, chess player, philosopher
• Jack Butler Yeats (1871–1957), comics artist, painter
• Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1906–1970), prose writer, literary critic, university teacher
• William Wilde (1815–1876), ophthalmologist, anthropologist, archaeologist
• John Kells Ingram (1823–1907), scholar, philologist, university teacher
• Hugh Leonard (1926–2009), film screenwriter, journalist, playwright
• Frederic William Burton (1816–1900), art historian, architectural drafter, painter
• Sarah Purser (1848–1943), stained-glass artist, painter
• Humphrey Lloyd (1800–1881), philosopher, physicist, engineer
• John Mitchell Kemble (1807–1857), runologist, philologist, Germanist
• Robert Adams (1791–1875), university teacher, surgeon, physician
• Thomas Drummond (1797–1840), civil engineer, inventor, politician
• Máirtín Ó Direáin (1910–1988), poet, writer
• George Petrie (1790–1866), musicologist, archaeologist, anthropologist
• William Carleton (1794–1869), journalist, writer

Common questions

Where is Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium?

Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium is in Dublin, Ireland, at coordinates 53.3247, -6.2842.

When was Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium established?

Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium was established in 1836, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium?

Wikidata documents 129 notable interments at Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium, including William Rowan Hamilton, John Millington Synge, George FitzGerald, Jan Łukasiewicz, Maeve Binchy.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q917854 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)

Related terms

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Resting Places. "Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium, Dublin, Ireland." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q917854. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/mount-jerome-cemetery-and-crematorium/

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