Famous Graves in Ireland
229 records found
Lusitania Victims
unknown – 7 May 1915Mass grave for the victims of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, a...
Cobh, County Cork, 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
Saint Valentine
unknown – c.269Roman Catholic Church Saint. In Latin his name was Valentinus, of...
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
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
Barry Fitzgerald
10 Mar 1888 – 14 Jan 1961Actor. He came to Hollywood, California from Ireland in 1935, and...
Blackrock, 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
Edward Mulhare
8 Apr 1923 – 24 May 1997Actor. One of three brothers born in Cork, Ireland, he was...
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Joseph Ward
1832 – 23 Nov 1872Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Kinsale, Ireland,...
Longford, County Laois, Ireland
Patrick Henry Pearse
10 Nov 1879 – 3 May 1916Irish Patriot, Educator, Author. He will be remember for his...
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Dermot Morgan
31 Mar 1952 – 28 Feb 1998Actor, Comedian. Although he recieved a degree in English and...
Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland
John Boyd Dunlop
5 Feb 1840 – 23 Oct 1921Inventor. He developed the first practical pneumatics tire first...
Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland
Joseph Mary Plunkett
21 Nov 1887 – 4 May 1916Irish Nationalist Revolutionary. A poet and writer, he was a...
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Rory Gallagher
2 Mar 1948 – 14 Jun 1995Musician. Born William Rory Gallagher, he began playing blues...
Cork, County Cork, 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
Éamon de Valera
14 Oct 1882 – 29 Aug 1975Irish Patriot, Third President of Ireland. He is remembered for...
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Pvt Joseph Bradshaw
1835 – 29 Aug 1893Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Pettigreen,...
Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
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