Dublin Ireland
December 12, 2025
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, first Catholic Cemetery in Ireland 1832
On our walk, we learned that before Glasnevin was established, Irish Catholics in Dublin had no cemeteries of their own. This was due to the repressive “Penal Laws” imposed by the British, which restricted the public practice of Catholicism—including Catholic burial rites. During the tour, we stopped at the mausoleums of several prominent figures, most […]