| NAME: | BULLY'S ACRE | |
|---|---|---|
| ADDRESS: | The Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin 8. | |
| UNDER THE CARE OF: | The Office of Public Works, 51 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2. Tel: (01) 6476000. www.opw.ie | |
| CONTACT: | The Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin 8. Tel: (01) 612 9900 www.rhk.ie. | |
| PERIOD OF USE: | Medieval times to 1832. The oldest gravestone inscription is dated 1652. | |
| PRESENT RECORD LOCATIONS: | ||
| SURVEY: | Sean Murphy, Bully's Acre and Royal Hospital Kilmainham Graveyards: History and Inscriptions, Dublin: Divellina, 1989. Online at http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/epubs/ | |
| ADDITIONAL: | The graveyard is four acres in size and is reputed to be Dublin's oldest public cemetery. The Governors and soldiers of the Royal Hospital are buried there. It was closed in 1832 when it became congested with victims of the cholera epidemic. | |
| If you have a query, or can provide additional information, please contact us. | ||
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