Guided Tour of Glasnevin Cemetery on 28 May 2026 - Laois Association Dublin, 2026

Highlights tour of Glasnevin Cemetery

Our tour guide, Shaun Meally, welcomed our group to the “highlights” tour of Glasnevin Cemetery. Shaun was an excellent guide and he was a font of knowledge. He told us about the history of the cemetery with both humour and gravitas as befitted the occasion. We heard vivid stories of the remarkable figures who shaped Ireland’s past. It was a most informative and enjoyable experience.

picture of Association Members and Friends who participated in the Tour — **Association Members and Friends who participated in the Tou**r

Daniel O’Connell

At the start of the tour we visited the ornate crypt of Daniel O’Connell, legendary statesman and founder of Glasnevin Cemetery.

**Members of our group listening intently to our guide**

Some of our association members listening to our guide — **Members of our group focusing on our guide’s stories**

Inscriptons on the walls of the Daniel O’Connell crypt

A bronze plaque to the memory of Daniel O'Connell THE LIBERATOR OF HIS COUNTRY THE FRIEND OF CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ALL OVER THE WORLD — THE LIBERATOR OF HIS COUNTRY
THE FRIEND OF CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ALL OVER THE WORLD

A prominant plaque about Daniel O'Connell & The O'Connell Tower — **A prominant plaque about Daniel O’Connell & The O’Connell Tower**

**Celtic Crosses of varying sizes mark many burial plots in Glasnevin Cemetery**

Tour guide, Shaun Meally, speaking about DeValera next to his headstone — **Our excellent tour guide, Shaun Meally, at the DeValera burial plot**

**Gravestone marking the resting place of Maud Gonne MacBride, Catalina Bulfin MacBride, Tiernan MacBride, Sean MacBride and Anna MacBride White**

Granite headstone marking the grave of James Larkin, The Labour Leader — **James Larkin, The Labour Leader**

Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa (Irish: Diarmaid Ó Donnabháin Rosa;[1] 4 September 1831 (baptised) – 29 June 1915) — **Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa (Diarmaid Ó Donnabháin Rosa, 1831 – 1915)**

Michael Collins

Michael Collins (Mícheál Ó Coileáin, 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence.

‘Chuck’ Feeney

“I had one idea that never changed in my head – that you should use your wealth to help people”

**The final resting place of Brendan Behan, his wife Beatrice and Behan Family members**

This memorial to our fallen heroes was unveiled by Presicent Eamon De Valera on 8 October 1961 — **This memorial to our fallen heroes was unveiled by President Eamon De Valera on 8 October 1961**

Group Photo

Our guide Shaun Meally joined our group photo as our 1.5 hour tour concluded.

**Association Members and Friends who participated in the Tour pictured with our guide Shaun Meally**

On reflection, we have no hesitation in recommending this tour to anyone interested in Irish history or even to undertake a pleasant stroll through the resting places of the many famous and maybe not so famous people interred within the walls of Glasnevin Cemetery.

Lunch at the Gravediggers Pub

After the guided tour ended our group enjoyed the short walk from Glasnevin Cemetery to John Kavanagh’s Gravediggers Pub at 1, Prospect Square, where we enjoyed a tasty lunch and took time to chat about what we saw and heard during the cemetery tour.