Find A Grave - Glasnevin Cemetery

Kearney, Peadar b. 1883 d. November, 1942
Uncle of Brendan Behan. He wrote the words for 'The Soldier's Song' which became the national anthem of the Irish Republic in 1926. In later life was reduced to becoming an odd-job man and house-painter. (Bio by: David Conway)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Kelly, Luke b. November 30, 1940 d. January 30, 1984
Singer, Folk Musician. He is best known as a member of the Irish band The Dubliners. Born into a working class family, he began his music career in England in 1960. When he returned to Dublin in 1962, he, Ronnie Drew, Ciaran Bourke, and others formed The Dubliners. Kelly played the banjo and sang lead vocals for the group, but left in 1964 only to return two years later. Some of the band's songs, with Kelly singing the vocals, included "The Town I Loved So Well," "On Ragland Road," "The Black...[Read More] (Bio by: William A. Veselik)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Larkin, James b. January 21, 1876 d. January 30, 1947
Labor Leader. Irish Trade Unionist known as 'Jim' or 'Big Jim' Larkin. Organised the ITGW Union in 1909 after his own union had proscribed him for militancy. Went to America to raise funds and was sentenced there to 10 years penal servitude for his union activities. On his return to Ireland, was expelled from his own union and founded yet another, the Worker's Union of Ireland. Became a member of the Irish Parliament in 1927.
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Larkin, Michael [memorial] b. 1837 d. November 23, 1867
Irish Nationalist. Along with William Philip Allen and Michael O'Brien, he was executed for the killing of a policeman in Manchester, England, in the wake of the failed 1867 Fenian Rising. The three men became popularly known as the "Manchester Martyrs". The son of a shopkeeper, he was trained in that profession and in 1858 moved to Manchester...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
MacBride, Sean b. January 26, 1904 d. January 15, 1988
Fought in the Irish Civil War and remained a member of the IRA, of which he became chief of staff in 1936. He resigned from the IRA in 1937, joined Irish Government in 1948 as Minister for External Affairs. He quit politics in 1961 and became campaigner for human rights, becoming a founding member of Amnesty International. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974. (Bio by: David Conway)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Markiewicz, Constance Georgine 'Countess Markiewicz' b. February 4, 1868 d. July 15, 1927
Born to an old Anglo-Irish family, studied art and in Paris married a Polish count. Initially involved in Irish artistic circles, became a passionate nationalist and joined Sinn Fein in 1908. Took part in the 1916 Dublin Rising. In December 1918 became the first woman elected to the British Parliament, (for Sinn Fein); refused to take up her seat. Jailed in 1919. Opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 and joined de Valera's Fianna Fail party in 1926. She remained an extreme Republican until...[Read More] (Bio by: David Conway)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
McCabe, Edward b. 1816 d. February 11, 1885
(Roman Catholic) Archbishop of Dublin from 1879. Made a Cardinal 1882. Unsympathetic to nationalistic politics and on occassion had to be given police protection. (Bio by: David Conway)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Murray, James b. February, 1859 d. July 19, 1942
First Boer War Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Lance Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Connaught Rangers. On January 16, 1881, in an attack on the Boers at Elandsfontein, South Africa, Lance Corporal Murray noticed a soldier of the 21st Foot who had been severely wounded. In advancing for 500 yards under a very heavy fire from a party of about 60 Boers, he retrieved the wounded man and returned to safety with himself being severely wounded. For gallant conduct, he was awarded the Victoria...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
O'Brien, Michael [memorial] b. 1837 d. November 23, 1867
Irish Nationalist. Along with William Philip Allen and Michael Larkin, he was executed for the killing of a policeman in Manchester, England, in the wake of the failed 1867 Fenian Rising. The three men became popularly known as the "Manchester Martyrs". The son of a poor farmer, his family lost their property in 1856 and he trained as a...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cause of death: Hanged
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
O'Connell, Daniel b. August 6, 1775 d. May 15, 1847
Politician - 'The Liberator'. Campaigner for radical policies and the rights of Roman Catholics. Began his successful practise as a lawyer in Munster in 1798. Founded the Catholic Association as a pressure group for emancipation. Elected MP for Clare in 1828, forcing the Governemnt to allow Catholics to sit in Parliament. Founded the Repeal Association in 1840, hoping to get the Union repealed by peaceful means. Elected Dublin's Lord Mayor in 1841. Arrested 1843 for conspiracy- sentence...[Read More]
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
O'Flanagan, Michael b. 1876 d. 1942
Irish Nationalist. A catholic priest, he was a supporter and publicist for the Irish Republican Army. Suspended from clerical duties in 1927 because of his nationalist activities, he devoted the latter part of his life to historical research. (Bio by: David Conway)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Parnell, Charles Stewart b. June 27, 1846 d. October 6, 1891
Campaigner for Irish Home Rule. MP for Meath 1875. Became President of the National Land league in 1879, giving him great influence during the 'land war' of 1879-82. Arrested 1881 - released in 1882 at the instigation of Gladstone, whom he eventually persuaded of the justice of Home Rule. However Parnell's home Rule Bill was defeated in 1886. Accused and completely acquitted of support of Irish terrorism, 1887-1889. At this point - when he was virtually 'uncrowned King of Ireland' - his...[Read More]
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Rahilly, Michael Joseph 'The O'Rahilly' b. April 21, 1875 d. April 28, 1916
Returning from emigration to America, he was a founder-member of the Irish Volunteers in 1913. Originally in favour of cancelling the Easter Rising of 1916, hetook part in the fighting in Dublin and was killed in a charge of the Volunteers from the Post Office. Yeats wrote a poem 'The O'Rahilly'in which Rahilly says 'Because I helped to wind the clock/ I come to hear it strike'. (Bio by: David Conway)
Cause of death: Gunfire
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Rossa, Jeremiah O'Donovan b. September 1, 1831 d. June 30, 1915
Irish nationalist leader. Manager of the Fenian newspaper 'The Irish People' in the 1860s, before his arrest and imprisonment. Freed in 1871 and went to America, editing Irish American newspapers and writing numerous books. Died in New York. His internment in Dublin attracted a large crowd of supporters. (Bio by: David Conway)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Ryan, Frank b. 1902 d. June 10, 1944
Irish republican whose later career is an example of the equivocal nature of the IRA's dealings with Nazi Germany. Led contingent of 200 Irishmen to fight on the Socialist side in Spain in 1936. Captured by Italians in 1938 and snetenced to death - the Irish Prime Minister de Valera gained clemency for him from Franco. Taken to Germany in 1940. The Nazis wanted him to go to America to preach neutrality, but later provided him and his colleague Sean Russell (IRA Chief of Staff) with a submarine...[Read More] (Bio by: David Conway)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Sheridan, Margaret Burke 'Maggie' b. October 15, 1889 d. April 16, 1958
Opera Singer. A spinto soprano who billed herself as "Maggie from Mayo", she had a brief but spectacular career in the leading houses of Italy and England. Though she twisted her own story a bit over the years, Maggie was a middle-class girl who was orphaned at 11 and sent to live in a Dublin convent. There the nuns recognized her talent, and with the help of a wealthy patron, sent her to London's Royal Academy of Music for training. She made progress, winning a medal at the 1908 Feis Ceoil...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Smith, Philip Felix b. October 5, 1825 d. January 16, 1906
Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Lurgan, Ireland, he served as a Corporal in the 17th Regiment, British Army. In actions during the Siege of Sevastopol, Crimea, June 18, 1855, Corporal Smith went out repeatedly in front of the advanced trenches against the Great Redan. Under heavy fire, he went out and brought in wounded comrades after the column had retired from the assault. For most prestigious gallantry, he was awarded the Victoria Cross and promoted to Sergeant. He died at age...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Stephens, James b. 1825 d. April 28, 1901
Founder of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (the Fenians) after the failure of the rising of 1848. Went to America in 1858 and promised a rising in 1865 which never materialised. Escaping from arrest, he was denounced by his American former allies as 'a rogue, impostor and traitor'. Eventually returned to Ireland where his last years were spent in realitve tranquility. (Bio by: David Conway)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Sullivan, Barry b. 1824 d. 1891
Actor. Born Thomas Barry Sullivan in Buckingham, England, he made his first stage appearance at the Cork Theatre Ireland, in 1840. Noted for romantic drama and Shakespearian parts, he made his London debut in 1852. From 1857 to 1866, he traveled the world performing in France, China, Australia and the United States. He managed the Holborn Theatre London, 1868 to 1870, continued performing and also coordinated road stage shows until his death. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Sullivan, John b. April 10, 1830 d. June 28, 1884
Crimea War Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Chief Boatswain's Mate in the Royal Navy, Naval Brigade. On April 10, 1855, at Sebastopol, Crimea, Chief Sullivan, was captain of one of the guns at Greenhill Battery. Under continuous fire from enemy sharpshooters, he volunteered to place a flagstaff on a mound to act as an aiming point. He carried out the dangerous task which enabled his battery to open fire on concealed enemy gun positions causing great damage. For gallantry in the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

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