Glasnevin CemeteryIreland's national cemetery, with a round tower over Daniel O'Connell's crypt and a museum at the gate.
Garden
National Botanic Gardens
Glasnevin, County Dublin
Glasshouses and planted grounds at Glasnevin on the bank of the Tolka, free to walk around.
Free guided tours are available on Sundays.
- Where
- Glasnevin, County Dublin
- Official site
- heritageireland.ie
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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Glasnevin CemeteryIreland's national cemetery, with a round tower over Daniel O'Connell's crypt and a museum at the gate.
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The Ha'penny BridgeThe cast iron footbridge over the Liffey, named after the toll it used to charge to cross.
EPIC The Irish Emigration MuseumIrish emigration, told underground in the vaults of the CHQ Building on the north quays.
Christ Church CathedralOlder of the two city cathedrals, and its crypt runs the full length underneath it.
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