Cemetery #34806
Glasnevin Cemetery
Also known as Prospect Cemetery · Experience Glasnevin
31
documented records
≈ 7.5k–15k
approx. capacity (graves)
0.374 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin opened in 1832 as the first place where Catholics could bury their dead with dignity in the city. It is described as Ireland's largest burial place, covering 124 acres of monuments, crypts and gravestones, with over 1.5 million burials. It is a Victorian garden cemetery about 2.5 km from Dublin city centre and holds the graves of many prominent Irish figures.
Read more in our story: The World's 10 Largest Cemeteries
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 53.372620° N, 6.276646° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
31 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Sighle Bowen ? – 1957 
David Buffini ? – 1979 - George Buffini ? – 1991
- Mary Buffini ? – 2015
Patrick Cashin 1880 – 1916 
Paul Clarke ? – 1998 - Paul Clarke ? – 1992
- Teresa Clarke 1940 – 2013
Patrick Connolly 1952 – 1952 
Edward Cunnigham 1900 – 1972 
Albert Cunningham ? – 1961 - Annie Cunningham 1900 – 1991
- Annie Cunningham 1912 – 1969
- Mary Cunningham ? – 2002
Bridget Daly 1892 – 1952 - Helena Dargan 1896 – 1982
- Michael Dargan ? – 1974
- Peter Dargan ? – 2015
- Anne Donohoe 1960 – 1960
Annie Dowling 1903 – 1986 - Annie Dowling 1937 – 2003
- Christina Dowling 1924 – 1987
Ellen Dowling 1933 – 1997 - Francis Dowling ? – 1970
- James Dowling 1856 – 1939
- Marcella Dowling ? – 1946
- Michael Dowling ? – 2000
- William Dowling ? – 1998
- Patrick McGowern ? – 1940
- Thomas McGowern ? – 1931
- Bridget McNamee ? – 1960
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Holy Faith Convent Cemetery 500 m away · Dublin
- St. Mobhi's Churchyard 740 m away · Glasnevin
- Saint George's Church Cemetery 1.3 km away · Dublin
- Drumcondra Churchyard 1.8 km away · Drumcondra
- All Hallows Burial Ground 1.9 km away · Drumcondra
- Carmelite Hampton Cemetery 2.2 km away · Dublin
- Saint Canices Cemetery 2.3 km away · Finglas
- St Vincents Burial Ground 2.4 km away · Fairview
- Grangegorman Military Cemetery 2.4 km away · Cabra
- Arbour Hill Cemetery 2.5 km away · Dublin
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Common questions
How big is Glasnevin Cemetery?
Glasnevin Cemetery covers about 37.4 hectares (374,000 m²), a little smaller than Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. It is the largest of the 172 cemeteries we list in County Dublin.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Glasnevin Cemetery is that of Patrick Cashin, who died in 1916 at the age of 36.