Glasnevin Cemetery Museum and Guided Tours

Name: Glasnevin Cemetery Museum
Item: Glasnevin Cemetery Museum
Author: Christina

Located just 2.5km from Dublin’s city centre, Glasnevin Cemetery covers 124 acres of glorious parkland with plenty to appreciate – perfect for those interested in exploring the legacies of Ireland’s heroes.

A hauntingly gorgeous Victorian Garden cemetery each guide is passionate about sharing their love of heritage and history, telling the stories of Ireland’s complex and fascinating history through daily walking tours turning a learning experience into a period of magic with a careful balance of passion, sensitivity and even fun.

Awarded Best Cultural Experience in Ireland at the Irish Tourism Industry Awards, Glasnevin is now one of Ireland’s most popular visitor attractions and is firmly established on the list of best things to do in Dublin. Tripadvisor frequently lists it at number 1 highlighting Glasnevin as a cemetery of historic importance.

The story of modern Ireland is told through interactive exhibitions, dramatic re-enactments and daily walking tours. Visitors learn about the harsh realities of life in Dublin, hear about gravediggers and grave robbers, cholera epidemics, and world wars. Since 1832, 1.6 million people have been interred in Glasnevin.

This is a history lesson made fun and memorable by guides who know their stuff, with plenty of wit to spare. Be prepared to enjoy yourself.
Celebrating history, heritage and culture join this intriguing journey through Ireland’s past.

Public Rates

Guided Tour & Museum

Adults €13.

Child/Senior/Students: €10

Family (2 +2): €29

Family (2+4): €35

(Includes guided tour, museum and €5 genealogy voucher)

Museum Only

Senior/Child/Group	€4.50
Adult	€6.50

Tour Times

Opening Hours:

Open 7 days a week incl. Bank Holidays

10.00h – 17.00h Winter

10.00h – 18.00h Summer

Closed:
1^stJanuary, 27^th July (due to RAF Commemorations), 25^th December and 26^th December 2018

Daily Public Tour times:

Additional tours at peak times. Please visit our website for updates www.glasnevintrust.ie

General History Tour

Daily at 11.30am and 2.30pm, with additional tour at 3.30pm on Saturdays and
Sundays until late October. Please see our website for more information.
This tour will run daily at 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm in July and August.

Dead Interesting Tour

Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays (6^th August and 29^th October 2018) at 1pm.

O’Connell Tower opening hours and prices:
The Tower is currently open from 1-3pm and will be open from 10am-5pm from Friday 22^nd June 2018.
Please note that there are capacity and age restrictions due to the nature of this attraction.
For further information, please see https://www.glasnevinmuseum.ie/_shop/tower.cfm

Adult: €12
Seniors (60 +)/students: €9
Family (2 adults and 2 children over 8): €28

Re-enactment
14:30h daily

Tour Descriptions

GENERAL HISTORY TOUR

Interactive exhibitions, dramatic re-enactments and daily walking tours visiting many of the renowned figures that shaped Ireland including Charles Stewart Parnell, Roger Casement, Eamon De Valera, Michael Collins, Constance Markievicz, Brendan Behan, Luke Kelly and Daniel O’Connell. A unique opportunity to gain an understanding of Ireland’s complex and fascinating history. Visit inside Daniel O’Connell’s Celtic Romantic designed Crypt and iconic tower, the tallest in Ireland, forms part of the tour.

“DEAD INTERESTING” TOUR AT GLASNEVIN
The new tour of Glasnevin Cemetery will give an alternative view of the varied heritage that Ireland’s largest cemetery holds and the history within its walls. Visitors will learn of its sculpture, symbolism, architecture, art, sporting heroes, horticulture, natural life and much more. They will visit the graves and hear the stories of little known figures such as;

Maria Higgins, a woman who died once yet was buried twice in Glasnevin;
An Irish chaplain who witnessed the liberation of Bergen Belsen concentration camp;
The last Irish winner of Wimbledon;
The man who cut the ribbon and opened Sydney Harbour Bridge when he wasn’t meant to;
The vault that held secrets during the Irish War of Independence;
And many more.

A tour that is for those both well acquainted with the cemetery and those who have never visited before, the secret history of Ireland’s most well-known.

THE O’CONNELL TOWER
198 steps to breath taking views of Dublin, the tower opened to the public for the first time since it was destroyed by a bomb in 1971. It is Ireland’s tallest round tower and stands at 180 feet. Built in 1854, it is the tombstone of the great liberator, Daniel O’Connell, who lies in an ornately decorated crypt at the base of the tower.

Public Transport

Bus: 40 & 140 from O’Connell St.

Hop on Hop off: Dublin Citysightseeing every 30 mins

Tower Café
Café serving light lunches, snacks, cakes & hot drinks. Full licence.

Gift Shop
Irish literature, Arts & Crafts Books / Media, Gifts Collectables, Irish Craft Stationery and lots more!

Contact us

Glasnevin Cemetery Museum
Finglas Road, Dublin 11
Tel: 01 882 6550
museum@glasnevintrust.ie

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