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Goldenbridge Cemetery

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👍👍 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 C... People often mention cemetery, Ireland,


Address

Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland

Website

www.dctrust.ie

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (47 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 9:30 am to 3 pm
  • Wednesday: 9:30 am to 3 pm
  • Thursday: 9:30 am to 3 pm
  • Friday: 9:30 am to 3 pm
  • Saturday: 9:30 am to 3 pm
  • Sunday: 9:30 am to 3 pm
  • Monday: 9:30 am to 3 pm

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  • 5/5 William M. 1 year ago on Google
    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 Richmond Barracks.
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  • 5/5 John M. 2 years ago on Google
    Pat was excellent, great tour that takes in so much of Irelands past, another hidden gem in Dublin 8!
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  • 5/5 Simone D. 2 years ago on Google
    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 Cemetery tour.
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  • 4/5 Kat O. 5 years ago on Google
    If your interested in history, this is a great place to wander around.
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  • 5/5 Andrew D. 6 years ago on Google
    I was out there cutting the grass
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  • 5/5 Derek C. 1 year ago on Google
    Peaceful place, a bit spooky and overgrown at the far end
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  • 5/5 Anja t. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful cemetery & monument

  • 5/5 chroi chubby c. 5 years ago on Google
    This is a great place of history and will be here for many more years I hope ... take it from a person who grew up beside it there are no parking spaces as it is not possible die to the fact that people are placed in appartaments and flats on each side but either way I highly recommend this graveyard

  • 5/5 Pascal M. 3 years ago on Google
    Great location

  • 5/5 Don O. 4 years ago on Google
    Very historic area.

  • 5/5 D W. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place to walk around with family or pet, historic peaceful quiet and some animals like robins and squirels

  • 4/5 Nicola C. 5 years ago on Google
    A piece of history; the first Catholic graveyard in Ireland, est. 1828. Was closed to the public for 150 years but re-opened in 2017. Ongoing upgrading work.

  • 5/5 Paul S. 1 year ago on Google
    Very good tour with lots of interesting information. Phalim was excellent and finished off with a Thomas Moore song.

  • 5/5 Francis O. 10 months ago on Google
    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 hour or two .


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