Experience Glasnevin Cemetery Irish History Tour in Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Experience Glasnevin Cemetery Irish History Tour in Dublin
Recommended by 98% of travelers
Badge of Excellence
Dublin, Ireland
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Travel back in time to the darkened days of Victorian Dublin during a 1.5-hour waling tour of the Glasnevin Cemetery, winner of the coveted TripAdvisor Certificate of excellence in 2014. With a knowledgeable guide, absorb the tranquil atmosphere of the area as you stroll past headstones belonging to fascinating Irish characters. Hear entertaining anecdotes surrounding the thieves, rebels, authors and politicians laid to rest in the cemetery, and then visit the museum to enrich your knowledge further. Receive discounts on gift shop purchases and café refreshments after your enriching tour.
- 1.5-hour walking tour of Glasnevin Cemetery plus museum admission
- Explore one of Ireland’s most impressive burial grounds
- Gain an insight into life in Dublin during the Victorian era from a knowledgeable guide
- Visit the O'Connell Crypt and tower, and learn about Daniel O’Connell
- Learn about many of Ireland’s famous citizens while browsing the museum exhibits independently
- Use a genealogy voucher to trace your own ancestry after the tour concludes
- Enjoy discounts on select purchases in the museum's shop and cafe
What's Included
Meeting and Pickup
Itinerary
Additional Info
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 589 reviews
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Martha_V, Mar 2020
Good stories, much information, to much to remember all the things we want to. Podcast would be nice for visitors, to hear it all again. Nigel (you write it otherwise) was great! We recommend everybody.
Alice_H, Mar 2020
Warren the tour guide was fantastic so knowledgeable pleasant and any questions you asked he answered.
hugh_, Mar 2020
Excellent ,,, a must for every Irish person and great for educating tourists on our very sad but enthralling history
Frances_C, Mar 2020
Excellent tour very informative and our guide Iarla O’Connell made it very interesting and was an excellent tour guide. Was a wonderful tour to hear all about the history of Ireland and our great Irish patriots and how they died for our country MAY THEY ALL REST IN PEACE.
Colm_O, Feb 2020
Fantastic. Our guide paddy was excellent. He was very informative on every part of the tour. I will be recommending the tour to everyone. It is brilliant
Billy_O, Feb 2020
So worthwhile! I can’t believe I had not visited there before .
Our guide iviril o Connell was excellent brought history to life!
His mix of history and anecdotal stories were amazing! Even though I am a history buff I learned so much !
Def worth a visit ... in fact I am going to go back again soon!
Michelle_C, Feb 2020
Excellent tour - very informative and enjoyable. Katie was a brilliant guide.
I did the tour with my husband and a 1 year old in a pram and it was generally very accessible and not inconvenient with the pram. Highly recommended.
Mary_T, Feb 2020
Excellent tour. The weather was not good, however our guide Niall Oman made us forget the weather and captivated us with his knowledge and enthusiam. Well worth a visit.
michaelwalsh94, Feb 2020
While living in Dublin all my life I have never been to 'visit' the cemetery in Glasnevin. This excellent tour was narrated by with passion by our guide (Bridget) and it was delivered in a very balanced way and respected the sides and opinions of those who died and are interred within the Cemetery. The museum is also a great spot to wander around, with some a wonderful photographic exhibition and great history on many of those who have been laid to rest in the cemetery.
sptwalsh, Feb 2020
On a bitterly cold day, with a -4 wind chill factor, the tour guide provided a scholarly, evocative and nuanced account of the cemetery’s history from O’Connell to the present. He recommended I climb the tower and I’m glad I did. A visit to The Gravediggers was a good shout, too.
Corinne_k, Feb 2020
I brought my partner to Glasnevin Cemetery tour. It was good.. I find it hard because I am Deaf.. I don’t understand the speaker.. it was lovely to see around, lots of history
Thanks
bdowling65, Jan 2020
Very interesting tour, lovely way to spend the afternoon. We are local from Dublin and loved to tour, great for local and tourists. Our tour guide Bridget was excellent her passion & knowledge was brilliant.
Fergal_M, Jan 2020
Truly enjoyable and filled with interesting facts.
2 hours well spent on a bracing January morning.
Daniel was an excellent guide.
Highly recommended
petercaldw, Jan 2020
A very worthwhile experience and great value for money. Our guide Paddy was highly informative and knowledgeable. He made it so interesting for us and answered any questions we had and there were many! Would highly recommend it to fellow tourists.
Anne_A, Jan 2020
Terrific tour with very knowledgeable and passionate guide. Great sense of humour also. Well worth a visit. Highly recommended.
STEPHEN_H, Nov 2019
I spent an interesting morning here in November with an official guide. The tour was fascinating, the guide knowledgeable and the whole experience worth while. Planning a return visit ...
Camper166974, Nov 2019
Very interesting tour around this old cemetery.
Our tour guide was very informative and pleasant.
Purchased tickets to go up the tower for an extra 5 euro (count the steps as you go)
After the tour we went for a cappuccino in the lovely wee coffee shop at the cemetery and then went for a pint in the old gravediggers pub.
Overall I would highly recommend this tour and would actually like to go again to have a stroll around this old historic cemetery.
AnnMarie_M, Nov 2019
A Real Learning ExperienceFantastic had a wonderful experience yesterday on the General Tour of Glasnevin Cemetery. It was a fantastic resumè of the Greats of Irish History delivered in a most interesting and sympathetic manner to the prevailing conditions of the period. Bridget Sheerin our guide was truly amazing and engaged so well with the group.Thank you
Moira_Q, Nov 2019
Highly recommend this Tour. Iarial was our guide and we had a very enjoyable tour. Very knowledgeable and really interesting.
angmcadam, Oct 2019
We really enjoyed this visit. History came alive. Everyone was very respectful of this working cemetary. Thankfully the weather was good tho cold. The coffee shop was very welcome. The museum is small but good. Oiriall was a great guide.
Martina C, Oct 2019
So glad I finally did this It was really most enjoyable. Will be back to do any other tour available in the near future our guide was Chris and he was informed and easy to listen to . 10 out of 10 Well Done
mbegmur, Oct 2019
Niall was a great guide. He was informative and entertaining and kept his audience engaged at all times. A wonderful site to visit. Will return.
Elaine_M, Oct 2019
Glad I booked this tour as my husband and myself found the tour rich in history an interesting facts. Our tour guide was very informative with a drop of the Irish wit which made the whole experience very enjoyable. Will be returning to visit the O'Connell Tower.
GYates67, Oct 2019
Nial Oman was an excellent guide..gave a good insight into some of Dublins prominent people nack in the day..i was especially impressed with the Liberator..emancipator and his great museleum type final resting place..thank you
GYates67, Oct 2019
Tour guide Niall was great, informative and had an expansive knowledge of Glasnevin and the history of Ireland, highly recommended
paula_R, Oct 2019
Grace (not sure how to spell her Irish name) was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and she even sang the famous Irish ballad...Grace...
Highly recommended.
Richard_M, Oct 2019
It was a bit too wet and chilly to be outside, but we braved it well. A surprise narration, great history learned through our guide, and unique burial sites seen. Great museum and some genealogists available to help you find links to ancestors. Very impressive grounds.
Eileen D, Oct 2019
The tour started inside the museum with an introduction to the cemetery with its fascinating history. We toured some famous historic graves like Daniel O’Connell, Michael Collins, Charles Stuart Parnell. An actor read a speech made by Pádraigh Pearse it was brilliant, thank you.
Susanne_B, Oct 2019
We really enjoyed the tour. Excellent Tour Guide Bridget. Really informative and was so enthusiastic. I will be highly recommending it as a place to visit and will be back to do Women's Tour and Museum next time thanks
Patricia P, Oct 2019
Guide provided excellent and entertaining lesson on significant figures in Irish history 18th c to early 20th c.
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