Goldenbridge Cemetery — Attraction in Dublin

I must admit that I was more surprised by the fact that I could access the cemetery as the gates are generally locked because of anti-social actives [real or exaggerated].

Goldenbridge Cemetery is a Roman Catholic garden cemetery located in Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland.

Under the Penal Laws, Irish Catholics could only be buried in Church of Ireland (Anglican) cemeteries, and the full graveside rites could not be performed — only prayers from the (Anglican) Book of Common Prayer were permitted. Catholic emancipation came in the 1820s, and the three acres at Goldenbridge, purchased by the Catholic Association for £600, formed the first Catholic cemetery in Ireland since the Reformation. The first burial took place on 15 October 1828. A mortuary chapel in the form of a Roman temple was erected in 1829.

The cemetery was placed provocatively [?] next to Richmond Barracks, a British Army installation. Complaints by the 92nd Regiment of Foot about noise and commotion caused by funeral processions passing their barracks led to a hearing by the Privy Council of Ireland. Abraham Brewster, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, limited future interments to those with burial rights only. Glasnevin Cemetery opened in 1832.

Mass burials took place during the Great Famine (1845–49) and during a cholera epidemic of 1867.

Until 2017, the last burial was of W. T. Cosgrave in 1965, first President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State. His grave, along with 26 others, were vandalised in 2014 but restored in 2016. On 4 October 2017, the son of W. T. Cosgrave, Liam Cosgrave, who had been Taoiseach from 1973 to 1977 died, and was subsequently buried in the family plot at Goldenbridge on 7 October 2017.

The cemetery now forms part of a tourist attraction with nearby...

I am a Dubliner who visited Goldenbridge Cemetery for the first time yesterday, on a tour with the wonderful guide Pat. He not only told us the history of the graveyard and some of the people buried there, but he did so in the context of historic international and Irish events. Pat's knowledge of these things was extensive, part of his DNA! This tour is of great interest not only to locals, but also to visitors to our country. I strongly recommend the Goldenbridge...

Historic cemetery in Dublin with a number of famous burials ,very peaceful, you would forget that you are in a major European city, Wonderful getaway ,I enjoyed the feel of being within a large garden which has been left to overgrow with wild flowers ,full of greenery and tall trees, a great place to visit ,walk around , think and contemplative for an...