Famous Graves in Ireland
223 records found
Lusitania Victims
unknown – 7 May 1915Mass grave for the victims of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, a...
Cobh, County Cork, Ireland
Saint Valentine
unknown – c.269Roman Catholic Church Saint. In Latin his name was Valentinus, of...
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
James McGuire
1827 – 22 Dec 1862Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a...
Donaghmore, County Laois, Ireland
Jonathan Swift
30 Nov 1667 – 19 Oct 1745Author. Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral and one of the greatest...
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
William Butler Yeats
13 Jun 1865 – 28 Jan 1939Poet, Playwright, Nobel Prize Recipient. His heritage was...
Drumcliffe, County Sligo, Ireland
Oliver Reed
13 Feb 1938 – 2 May 1999Actor. Most remembered for his role as the brutal 'Bill Sykes' in...
Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland
Hugh O'Flaherty
28 Feb 1898 – 30 Oct 1963Religious Figure, World War II Resistance Figure. Born in County...
Cahersiveen, County Kerry, Ireland
Michael Collins
16 Oct 1890 – 22 Aug 1922Irish Revoluntionary. He bgan his career as a clerk and...
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Para Bui Mor Mhacseoidin
Birth and death dates unknown.According to legend, Mhacseoidin was a Scottish giant who came to...
Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
Pvt Joseph Bradshaw
1835 – 29 Aug 1893Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Pettigreen,...
Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
Joseph Ward
1832 – 23 Nov 1872Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Kinsale, Ireland,...
Longford, County Laois, Ireland
John Boyd Dunlop
5 Feb 1840 – 23 Oct 1921Inventor. He developed the first practical pneumatics tire first...
Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland
Barry Fitzgerald
10 Mar 1888 – 14 Jan 1961Actor. He came to Hollywood, California from Ireland in 1935, and...
Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland
Michael Mallin
1 Dec 1874 – 8 May 1916Social Reformer. He was involved in the Easter 1916 Uprising in...
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Sir Christopher Plunkett
c.1410 – 1467First Baron Dunsany. Born the second son of Genet de Cusack and...
Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland
Saint Brendan
484 – 577Roman Catholic Saint, Explorer. Abbot and traveller,...
Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Phil Lynott
20 Aug 1949 – 4 Jan 1986Rock Musician. Born in West Bromwich, England, he was best known...
Sutton, County Dublin, Ireland
Martin Doyle
25 Oct 1894 – 20 Nov 1940World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. A native of Ireland, he was...
Cabra, County Dublin, Ireland
James Murray
Feb 1859 – 19 Jul 1942First Boer War Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a...
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Charles John Stanley Gough
28 Jan 1832 – 6 Sep 1912Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. He was born to an...
Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
