Goldenbridge Cemetery to reopen 148 years after dispute with the British War Office

A Dublin cemetery with huge historical significance is to reopen as a working graveyard in a ceremony today.

Goldenbridge Cemetery to reopen 148 years after dispute with the British War Office

A Dublin cemetery with huge historical significance is to reopen as a working graveyard in a ceremony today.

Goldenbridge Cemetery, which was founded by Daniel O'Connell as the first non-denominational garden cemetery in Ireland, closed 148 years ago after a dispute with the British War Office.

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