Dead Interesting Tour at Glasnevin Cemetery Museum
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Mobile Ticket
Hotel Pickup Offered
No
English
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Overview
Explore the Victorian gravestones and crypts of Glasnevin Cemetery on a 1.5-hour walking tour with a storytelling guide who will help bring Ireland's complex history to life. Learn about Glasnevin Cemetery's sculpture, symbolism, architecture, and most famous residents, then hear some of Glasnevin's most intriguing secrets.
Step back in time on a history tour
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1.5-hour walking tour of Glasnevin Cemetery
Learn stories from Ireland's past
Perfect for visitors and locals
Inclusions & Exclusions
Inclusions
Guided tour
Free entry into our museum
€5 Genealogy voucher
10% discount in the Tower Caf e
Exclusions
Food and drinks
Departure & Return
Departure point
Glasnevin Cemetery Museum, Dublin
Departure Time
1pm on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays (2nd April, 7th May, 4th June, 29th October) 2018
What To Expect
Make your way to Glasnevin Cemetery, located just 1.6 miles (2.5 km) from the Dublin city center, and meet a guide for the 1pm start time. As you walk the grassy paths between the tombs, learn the basics of Glasnevin Cemetery history, starting in the years when Irish Catholics had no place to bury their dead with Catholic rites. Find out how Glasnevin Cemetery became a part of Irish heritage - it's the setting for a key scene in James Joyce's Ulysses and appears in a poem by Idris Davies - and about the most famous Irish people who are buried here. Visit the graves of some little-known but fascinating figures, including Maria Higgins, who was buried twice in Glasnevin, an Irish chaplain who saw the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, the most recent Irish winner of Wimbledon, and more. Throughout the tour, the guide will strike a careful balance of passion, intrigue, and respect for one of Ireland's truly historic places. This 1.5-hour walking tour of Glasnevin Cemetery concludes at the original departure point.
Additional Info
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
The O'Connell Tower is now open to the public - you can now climb Ireland's largest round tower! Once at the top, you will enjoy 360 degree panoramic views of the sprawling grounds of the cemetery, the city of Dublin, Wicklow and the Irish Sea. Please enquire at reception for more information regarding booking and admission rates. (Tower admission can be purchased as an add-on to your tour on site)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel At least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.