Trip to Glasnevin Cemetery & Museum by Daniel McEneaney

 




Daniel O'Connell's tomb



Relatives of Daniel O'Connell's coffins


We visited Glasnevin Cemetery & Museum today. What stood out to me most was the contrast between Daniel O'Connell's tomb and the tomb of his relatives. It makes sense that he has a nicely decorated tomb because he founded the cemetery, but it seems unfair that all his relatives’ coffins are stacked on top of each other in a small, dusty room.

A little history of the Glasnevin Cemetery & Museum….

 

Glasnevin Cemetery has been at the heart of some of the key moments and events in modern Irish history. Many of the iconic figures from that history are buried here: Daniel O'Connell, Michael Collins, Eamon de Valera, and Countess Markievicz to name just a few.

 

Glasnevin is also the final resting place of almost 1.5 million people you will not have heard of; but behind every name, and beneath every headstone, there is the story of a life lived, of a unique individual’s experiences, joys and sorrows.

 

Glasnevin is now a significant destination for visitors, tourists and scholars who wish to learn more of the people and events which shaped the Ireland of today. It is a place of extraordinary social, cultural and historical significance that has earned it the title Ireland’s National Cemetery.


















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