Famous Graves in Ireland

Lusitania Victims

unknown – 7 May 1915

Mass grave for the victims of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, a...

Cobh, County Cork, Ireland

William Butler Yeats

13 Jun 1865 – 28 Jan 1939

Poet, Playwright, Nobel Prize Recipient. His heritage was...

Drumcliffe, County Sligo, Ireland

Jonathan Swift

30 Nov 1667 – 19 Oct 1745

Author. Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral and one of the greatest...

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Oliver Reed

13 Feb 1938 – 2 May 1999

Actor. Most remembered for his role as the brutal 'Bill Sykes' in...

Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland

Saint Valentine

226 – c.14 Feb 269

Roman Catholic Church Saint. In Latin his name was Valentinus, of...

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Hugh O'Flaherty

28 Feb 1898 – 30 Oct 1963

Religious Figure, World War II Resistance Figure. Born in County...

Cahersiveen, County Kerry, Ireland

Michael Collins

16 Oct 1890 – 22 Aug 1922

Irish Revoluntionary. He bgan his career as a clerk and...

Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland

Dolores O'Riordan

6 Sep 1971 – 15 Jan 2018

Rock Musician. She was the lead vocalist for the Irish rock music...

Herbertstown, County Limerick, Ireland

Phil Lynott

20 Aug 1949 – 4 Jan 1986

Rock Musician. Born in West Bromwich, England, he was best known...

Sutton, County Dublin, Ireland

Barry Fitzgerald

10 Mar 1888 – 14 Jan 1961

Actor. He came to Hollywood, California from Ireland in 1935, and...

Deans Grange, County Dublin, Ireland

Edward Mulhare

8 Apr 1923 – 24 May 1997

Actor. One of three brothers born in Cork, Ireland, he was...

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Dermot Morgan

31 Mar 1952 – 28 Feb 1998

Actor, Comedian. Although he recieved a degree in English and...

Deans Grange, County Dublin, Ireland

Joseph Ward

1832 – 23 Nov 1872

Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Kinsale, Ireland,...

Longford, County Longford, Ireland

Arthur Guinness

28 Sep 1725 – 23 Jan 1803

Brewer. Born the son of Elizabeth Read and Richard Guinness, a...

Oughterard, County Kildare, Ireland

Rory Gallagher

2 Mar 1948 – 14 Jun 1995

Musician. Born William Rory Gallagher, he began playing blues...

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Patrick Henry Pearse

10 Nov 1879 – 3 May 1916

Irish Patriot, Educator, Author. He will be remember for his...

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Martin Doyle

25 Oct 1894 – 20 Nov 1940

World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. A native of Ireland, he was...

Cabra, County Dublin, Ireland

John Boyd Dunlop

5 Feb 1840 – 23 Oct 1921

Inventor. He developed the first practical pneumatics tire first...

Deans Grange, County Dublin, Ireland

Siobhán McKenna

24 May 1923 – 16 Nov 1986

Actress. 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