Body Snatchers Tour

Schedule

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 11 Oct, 2025 at 03:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Royal Hospital Kilmainham | Dublin 8, DN

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A tour through our cemeteries looking at grave robbing. The personalities involved, the methods and reasons and attempts to stop it.
About this Event

Prior to Anatomy Act of 1832, the only legal way to gain a body of dissection was that of someone who had been executed. Demand quickly outstripped supply with Bully's Acre being particularly badly hit. Join us as we go through all the different personalities involved. Why people got involved and the methods they used both in choosing a victim and a grave. But also the many desperate methods used by people to ensure the body of their loved ones would stay buried. How a population dealt with burial, desecration and science.

The meeting spot is the entrance to Bully's Acre in the grounds of the Royal Hospital. This is situated a short walk up the western avenue entrance, beside the fields of the Royal Hospital. Western entrance is off South Circular Road. The guides will be waiting outside for you from about 1:55pm.Please note that due to the ground being uneven and grassy, those with mobility issues may not find it fully accessible.

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Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8 Military Road, Dublin 8, Ireland

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