Michael Carey and Glasnevin Cemetery.
Next time you pass or visit Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin give a thought to the name Michael Carey. Daniel O Connell founded Prospect Cemetery at Glasnevin in 1832, with the intention of providing a burial ground for all. It did not matter your rank or your creed all were welcome to rest here.
Fittingly the first to be interred in this new graveyard was Michael Carey on the 22nd February 1832. Michael was a young boy of 11 years who had died of Tuberculosis (TB) or Consumption as it was known at the time. He was born on Dublin’s Francis Street his father a scrap metal dealer, upon contracting TB he was moved to live in Phisboro in the North of the City.
The grave is located in the garden section near the Prospect gate entrance to the cemetery. In 1834 this area was named Curran Square after John Philpot Curran a noted Parliamentarian, Barrister and Solicitor. Curran born in Cork in 1750 died in 1817 in London and was buried in Brompton and later his remains were transferred to Glasnevin. A large sarcophagus covers Curran’s grave and is located a few yards from Michael Carey’s grave.
A simple stone marks Michael grave beside the gate which was the original entrance to the cemetery. Since Michael’s burial in 1832 more than 1.5 million people have been buried in Glasnevin.
Fittingly the first to be interred in this new graveyard was Michael Carey on the 22nd February 1832. Michael was a young boy of 11 years who had died of Tuberculosis (TB) or Consumption as it was known at the time. He was born on Dublin’s Francis Street his father a scrap metal dealer, upon contracting TB he was moved to live in Phisboro in the North of the City.
The grave is located in the garden section near the Prospect gate entrance to the cemetery. In 1834 this area was named Curran Square after John Philpot Curran a noted Parliamentarian, Barrister and Solicitor. Curran born in Cork in 1750 died in 1817 in London and was buried in Brompton and later his remains were transferred to Glasnevin. A large sarcophagus covers Curran’s grave and is located a few yards from Michael Carey’s grave.
A simple stone marks Michael grave beside the gate which was the original entrance to the cemetery. Since Michael’s burial in 1832 more than 1.5 million people have been buried in Glasnevin.
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