September 17, 2023 -- Glasnevin Cemetery was an unscheduled visit on our way out of Dublin. It is the largest (Catholic) cemetery in Ireland and the resting place of many people who shaped Irish history over the past two centuries, including Michael Collins (I was sorry I didn't get a picture of his grave). The big tower is a memorial to David O'Connell, a 19th Century Irish Nationalist Leader.
Glasnevin Cemetery
O'Connell Tower
While at the cemetery, we met a man who told us about the "Forgotten Ten" and some other Irish revolutionaries. The Forgotten Ten were ten members of the IRA who were executed by the British. They were reburied 80 years later at Glasnevin with full state honors. We saw their graves. Roger Casement is another Irish revolutionary who was reburied at Glasnevin.
The Forgotten Ten
Glasnevin Cemetery contains the world's largest collection of Celtic crosses. The Celtic cross symbolizes both Christian faith and Irish cultural identify. More than 1.5 million people are buried in Glasnevin Cemetery. I'm glad we stopped.
Celtic Cross
Many crosses
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