Top Things to do in Ireland
The 10 Best Cemeteries in Ireland, Ireland
Woven with wild greenery and Gaelic legends, the Emerald Isle is one of Europe’s most prized jewels. Rugged Atlantic beaches and mystery-shrouded sites rub shoulders with the cosmopolitan cities of Belfast and Dublin, where literary history and warm Irish hospitality are always in abundance.
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1. Derry City Cemetery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 58 reviews
Reviewed By jaimeh412
If you enjoy history, good storytelling, walks with great views, the macabre, having a laugh, or chatting with nice people then a tour of Derry City Cemetery with Seamus Breslin is a must if you are visiting Derry. It was one of the highlights of our very enjoyable time in Derry. Go ahead and book a tour, you won't regret it!
2. Kilwirra Church Ruins
3. Abbeystrewry Graveyard
4. St. Mary's Church of Ireland Graveyard
5. Kilmacreehy Cemetery
6. Arbour Hill Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 64 reviews
Small cemetery housing the remains of 14 leaders of the Easter Rising.
Reviewed By Trip03953845671 - Kildare, Ireland
A small but well maintained and clean cemetery. Located behind the museum (Collins barracks). Do take the time to visit here and pay respect to the 14 men / leaders of the 1916 rising who are buried here. A fitting memorial with the Irish proclamation and the Irish tri colour flying above the final resting place of these brave men.
7. Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 531 reviews
Reviewed By SFDANR
Get the leaflet at the visitor centre and do the self-guided tour- many intriguing passage tombs - one of the largest neolithic burial sites Probably best for people who thrill on archeology We enjoyed our visit.
8. Glasnevin Cemetery Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6,876 reviews
Glasnevin Cemetery and Museum are both the guardians and storytellers for over 1.6 million people. From the ordinary to the truly extraordinary, these people helped shape the Ireland of today. We want to share their stories and times with you through tours of the cemetery, a visit to the museum or through a genealogy search for your family history. We are a not-for-profit organisation and all proceeds are used to sustain and improve our cemeteries to ensure they are places of beauty, interest and intrigue.
Reviewed By LiamK_12 - Dublin, Ireland
We are a group of retired men from the Tallaght area of Dublin Ireland. We go on many tours all over Ireland and this tour was one of the best we have done. We arrived at Glasnevin Cemetery and Museum at 11 am. Our organizer Pat Saunders checked in and it was confirmed that our tour was at noon. He was told, as we were doing the tour that access to the excellent museum was free. As well as showing an excellent film on the history and development of the cemetery there are realistic looking exhibits showing how graves were dug in the past also how grave robbers carried out their ghoulish trade.. There is a lot to read including the burial cultures of more than a dozen different religious groups. Our tour of the graves started at noon with our guide Paddy Gleeson providing the narration. It included the burial sites of some of the most famous people in Irish history including the graveside of the Fenian leader Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Where in 1915 Pádraic Pearse gave his famous oration. Not only has Paddy Gleeson got an encyclopedic knowledge of Glasnevin his ability to link the wider family history to the graves, almost to the present day, gives the feeling you know the families. The tour is about an hour an a half. There is plenty more to see for free if you feel like walking around. The O'Connell Tower is available to climb for anyone who can walk reasonably well If you get hungry there is a nice restaurant with outside seating also. Our day was made even more pleasant by Dublin Bus supplying us with the Community Bus and our terrific bus driver Joanne Courtney Regards Liam K
9. Aghadoe Church and Round Tower
10. Carrowkeel
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 148 reviews
Reviewed By grainner_313 - Dublin, Ireland
A really impressive site of a number of passage tombs. Some of which you can get into and they are much bigger than you wouod imagine. The signage could be better as you think that you're gone wrong a few times and there is a bit if a climb to get to them. But the views are incredibly impressive when you get there. You can see 4 counties, seeing Croagh Patrick and beautiful lakes. We'll worht a visit
