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Arbour Hill Military Cemetery

The final resting place of the leaders of 1916

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Arbour Hill Military Cemetery

The final resting place of the leaders of 1916

See all opening times

Admission

Free

Getting here

Arbour Hill
Dublin 7
D07 YRR2

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Arbour Hill Military Cemetery

The military cemetery at Arbour Hill is the last resting place of 14 of the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising. It is therefore a place of pilgrimage for students and aficionados of this tempestuous moment in Irish history.

There is an adjoining church, the chapel for Arbour Hill Prison. At the rear of the church lies the old cemetery, containing fascinating memorials to British military personnel.

The clear focus of Arbour Hill, however, is the legend of the rising. Among those buried here are Patrick Pearse, James Connolly and Major John MacBride. Their bodies were put into an unmarked pit and covered with quicklime, but their grave has now been saved from obscurity with an impressive memorial inscribed in English and Irish.

Arbour Hill Cemetery is at the rear of the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, where you can currently find a large display of 1916-related material.

Opening Times

For Guided Tours: Available every Friday at 11:00 from April – October (Contact phoenixparkvisitorcentre@opw.ie)

For Cemetery: Open Year Round (Contact superintendent.park@opw.ie)

Monday – Friday 08:00 – 16:00 Saturday 11:00 – 16:00 Sunday 09:30 – 16:00

 

Notice

Dogs are not permitted at 1916 Grave

Contact

Arbour Hill
Dublin 7
D07 YRR2

01 677 0095 (Guided Tours) / 01 821 3021 (Cemetery)

Getting Here

Arbour Hill is located at the rear of the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, which currently houses an exhibition of 1916 related material.

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Facilities

  • Car park
  • Guided tours

Restrictions

  • Appropriate footwear
  • Dogs on lead
  • Uneven walkways

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