Glasnevin Cemetery

Glasnevin Cemetery holds the graves of many Irish revolutionaries, though not of the leaders of the Rising.
Glasnevin Cemetery holds the graves of many Irish revolutionaries, though not of the leaders of the Rising.

Glasnevin contains the graves of many Irish heroes, including Daniel O’Connell, Charles Stewart Parnell, Michael Collins, Maude Gonne, Kevin Barry, Roger Casement, and Constance Markievicz but not the graves of the 15 leaders shot at Kilmainham. Their bodies were covered in lime and buried in an unmarked mass grave.

Dublin Rising Anew

Humming with activity and street life, Dublin today bears little resemblance to the impoverished, dirty, polluted city of 100 years ago. It must grapple with population increase, a welcome problem after centuries of population decrease, as well as a housing shortage, periodic labor unrest, and inadequate public transportation. It is substantially expanding its tram/light rail system, which now carries about 35 million passengers annually. The new lines will almost surely be insufficient, but these problems of growth are preferable to the earlier ones of decline.

Much of central Dublin is a construction site for extending the tram.
Much of central Dublin is a construction site for extending the tram.

Julia Vitullo-Martin is a Senior Fellow at the Regional Plan Association. Get in touch with her @JuliaManhattan.

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