Kilbarrack Cemetery is a graveyard located in North Dublin.

History

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The graveyard is mentioned in Brendan Behan's autobiography Borstal Boy (1958) - "So many belonging to me lay buried in Kilbarrack, the healthiest graveyard in Ireland they said, because it was so close to the sea".[1] His novel 'Richard's Cork Leg' is set in the cemetery.

There is a church known as Saint Fintan's Church, which in part is dated to the 9th century.[2]

There is a cenotaph dedicated to executed IRA member Frank Flood which was erected by his parents.[3]

Notable burials

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References

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  1. ^ Behan, Brendan (2009). Borstal Boy. Random House. p. 371.
  2. ^ Liddy, Pat (2005). Walking Dublin Twenty-four Original Walks in and Around Dublin. Interlink Books. p. 146.
  3. ^ Igoe, Vivien (2001). Dublin Burial Grounds & Graveyards. Wolfhound Press. p. 137.
  4. ^ Doran, Beatrice (2021). From the Grand Canal to the Dodder Illustrious Lives. History Press.
  5. ^ "[Group of people standing beside a grave covered with wreaths, possibly the funeral of James McNeill at Kilbarrack Cemetery, Dublin". National Library of Ireland.
  6. ^ Kennedy, Michael (2009). "McNeill, Josephine". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  7. ^ O'Halpin, Eunan; O Corrain, Daithi. The Dead of the Irish Revolution. Yale University Press. p. 445.
  8. ^ Conlon, Padraig (25 August 2020). "NEW LEASE OF LIFE FOR HEALTHIEST GRAVEYARD IN IRELAND". Dublin People.
  9. ^ Hopkins, Frank (2003). Rare Old Dublin Heroes, Hawkers & Hoors. p. 53.

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