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Bully's Acre

  • 16-04-2015 5:22pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 8


    is it open for visitation?
    I heard about that are very rare guided tours, anyway, is it worthy visiting?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭Arsemageddon


    There are quite a few cemeteries called Bully's Acre in Ireland.

    Are you talking about the one in Dublin?


  • Registered Users Posts: 8 ZagreusSpears


    yes, the one near Kilmainham Gaol.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭Arsemageddon


    I went on a tour of it a few years ago.

    To be honest there isn't that much to see on the surface that would indicate the age of the site.

    The history of the cemetery is fascinating though. A quick google turned up this article with pics.
    http://www.thejournal.ie/hidden-ireland-the-capitals-oldest-graveyard-609289-Sep2012/

    There's more history of the cemetery type stuff here
    http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/epubs/bully'sacre.pdf

    There is a book by Susan Fry called Burial in Medieval Ireland 900-1500 which gives historical accounts of funerals and associated cemetery visiting rituals, Bully's Acre is frequently mentioned. It sounds like a very dry topic but it's really fascinating with annual sporting festivals and boozing sessions being held in the cemetery itself. I'd love to give you more info about this but my copy of the book has disappeared.

    After that there is also the stories of 'resurrection men' stealing cadavers to sell

    Here's a link for the lad who carries out tours, probably best to get in touch with him to see when he's doing it next
    http://www.paulobrienauthor.ie/about-me/


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