Glasnevin Cemetery Museum & Tours

Glasnevin Cemetery Museum, both the guardian and storyteller for over 1.6 million people. From the ordinary to the truly extraordinary, these people helped shape the Ireland of today. Museum Glasnevin Museum is the world's first cemetery museum. Visitors can explore the history and the lives of more than 1.6 million people that are buried here. Current exhibitions at Glasnevin Cemetery Museum include: Ireland and the Great Flu 1918-19: explore the story of the great flu from an international, national and regional perspective through the unique prism of Glasnevin Cemetery. City of the Dead: history of the cemetery, Glasnevin Trust and even a reconstructed exhibition of how a grave robber conducted his grim business. Interactive Timeline: get a glimpse of Glasnevin past and present. Your ticket includes a visit to the exhibitions in Glasnevin Cemetery Museum for any time on your chosen day. Guided Tour After or before visiting our museum, join our famous tours taking place daily. Led by a team of experienced guides, our tours gives a valuable insight into this unique Victorian burial place and into the final resting place of the men and women who have helped shape Ireland's past and present. After or before visiting our museum, join our famous tours taking place daily. General History Our original tour takes in the graves of those who shaped the course of Irish History. The now famous speech delivered by Patrick Pearse at the grave of Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa on 1st August, 1915, is re-enacted daily at 2.30pm by an actor dressed as Pearse in full uniform as part of our General History Tour. Dead Interesting Tour This tour takes in an alternative view of the varied heritage that Ireland's largest cemetery holds. The Tower Visitors to Glasnevin Cemetery can now climb the iconic O'Connell Tower for the first time in over 45 years. The tower was built to commemorate the life of one of Ireland's greatest political figures, Daniel O'Connell. It took hundreds of skilled tradesmen and labourers 16 months to complete but in 1971 a disaster struck when a large bomb comprising of 10lbs of gelignite, exploded at the base of the tower. In 2016 work began with the reinstatement of the staircase that once graced the tower. Its completion was an achievement in its own right using the original plans and traditional methods employed by the carpenters and skilled tradesmen who first constructed it. The Tower offers breathtaking views to the north, south, east and west across all of Dublin, Meath, Wicklow and the Irish Sea. Women's Tours Glasnevin's popular Women's Tours will be returning at 2pm on the last Sunday of every month from June - November 2019. On this tour, hear the stories of some of the following incredible women: Maud Gonne Mac Bride, Delia Larkin, Charlotte Despard, Madeline ffrench Mullen, Jennie Wyse Power, Elizabeth O’Farrell, Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington and Constance Markievicz. These tours will run at 2:00pm on the...