Cemetery #385842
Bully's Acre
Also known as Hospital Fields · Bully's Acre, Dublin
0
documented records
≈ 290–590
approx. capacity (graves)
0.015 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Bully's Acre in Kilmainham is regarded as the oldest cemetery in Dublin and has been a burial ground for over a thousand years. It may have grown from a small cemetery attached to the priory or parish church of St John. The cemetery closed in 1832 after a cholera epidemic, when nearly 6,000 people were buried there. The name is thought to come either from boxing matches held on the site or from 'baily', a nickname for officials of the Kilmainham priory.
Read more in our story: Cholera Cemeteries: How Epidemics Moved the Dead Out of Town
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 53.342700° N, 6.306664° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Kilmainham-Bully's Acre Cemetery 10 m away · Kilmainham
- Private Soldiers' Burial Ground, Dublin 90 m away · Dublin
- Kilmainham-Officers Graveyard 100 m away · Kilmainham
- Goldenbridge Cemetery 970 m away · Inchicore
- Saint James Churchyard 1.1 km away · Dublin
- Sisters of Mercy Cemetery 1.2 km away · Inchicore
- Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Cemetery 1.5 km away · Dublin
- Arbour Hill Cemetery 1.6 km away · Dublin
- Saint Catherine’s Cemetery 1.7 km away · Dublin
- Grangegorman Military Cemetery 1.9 km away · Cabra
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How big is Bully's Acre?
Bully's Acre covers about 15,000 m² (3.6 acres), about the size of 2 soccer fields. It is the 25th largest of the 172 cemeteries we list in County Dublin.