Famous Graves in Ireland
251 records found

Lusitania Victims
unknown – 7 May 1915Mass grave for the victims of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, a...
Cobh, County Cork, Ireland

William Butler Yeats
13 Jun 1865 – 28 Jan 1939Poet, Playwright, Nobel Prize Recipient. His heritage was...
Drumcliffe, County Sligo, Ireland

Jonathan Swift
30 Nov 1667 – 19 Oct 1745Author. Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral and one of the greatest...
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Oliver Reed
13 Feb 1938 – 2 May 1999Actor. Most remembered for his role as the brutal 'Bill Sykes' in...
Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland

Saint Valentine
226 – c.14 Feb 269Roman Catholic Church Saint. In Latin his name was Valentinus, of...
Dublin, County Dublin, 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...
Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland

Dolores O'Riordan
6 Sep 1971 – 15 Jan 2018Rock Musician. She was the lead vocalist for the Irish rock music...
Herbertstown, County Limerick, Ireland

Phil Lynott
20 Aug 1949 – 4 Jan 1986Rock Musician. Born in West Bromwich, England, he was best known...
Sutton, County Dublin, Ireland

Barry Fitzgerald
10 Mar 1888 – 14 Jan 1961Actor. He came to Hollywood, California from Ireland in 1935, and...
Deans Grange, County Dublin, Ireland

Edward Mulhare
8 Apr 1923 – 24 May 1997Actor. One of three brothers born in Cork, Ireland, he was...
Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Dermot Morgan
31 Mar 1952 – 28 Feb 1998Actor, Comedian. Although he recieved a degree in English and...
Deans Grange, County Dublin, Ireland

Joseph Ward
1832 – 23 Nov 1872Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Kinsale, Ireland,...
Longford, County Longford, Ireland

Arthur Guinness
28 Sep 1725 – 23 Jan 1803Brewer. Born the son of Elizabeth Read and Richard Guinness, a...
Oughterard, County Kildare, Ireland

Rory Gallagher
2 Mar 1948 – 14 Jun 1995Musician. Born William Rory Gallagher, he began playing blues...
Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Patrick Henry Pearse
10 Nov 1879 – 3 May 1916Irish Patriot, Educator, Author. He will be remember for his...
Dublin, 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

John Boyd Dunlop
5 Feb 1840 – 23 Oct 1921Inventor. He developed the first practical pneumatics tire first...
Deans Grange, County Dublin, Ireland

Siobhán McKenna
24 May 1923 – 16 Nov 1986Actress. Born Siobhán Giollamhuire Nic Cionnaith in Belfast,...
Galway, County Galway, 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
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