Selected Highlights
Friar’s Fairies and Famine – Friar’s Bush Tour
Description
Led by popular guide Dr Deirdre Nic an tSionnaigh, this tour through the ancient and Victorian sections of the graveyard will transport you to the earliest origins of Belfast through Celtic mysticism, Early Irish Christian, Medieval and Victorian Times when the graveyard had to close after the Great Irish Famine.
This tour is a wonderful introduction to the shared early history and heritage of south Belfast, perhaps revelatory for those who have relied solely on the books of Anglo historians who claimed the history of Belfast began in more recent modern times…There will be an occasional Irish tune for atmosphere and during Celtic feast holidays added Gaelic cultural dimensions.
All profit from Cairde na Cille (Friends of the Churchyard) tours currently go towards the restoration of this graveyard. Cairde na Cille are the official non-profit Community Interest Company who have been painstakingly restoring this graveyard from spring 2023 as well as carrying out all maintenance of the graveyard pathways and grounds enabling tours to take place. At the time of writing Cairde na Cille receive no public funding towards their restoration work or their tours.
Tickets & Pricing
- Admission £15
About The Venue
Friar’s Bush Belfast Tours by Cairde na Cille
- Friar’s Bush Cemetery
- 6 Stranmillis Road
- Belfast
- Antrim
Upcoming events at Friar’s Bush Belfast Tours by Cairde na Cille
Tours
Friar’s Bush Ancient Graveyard Tour – Whistlestop Tour
20 Jul - 30 Nov 2025
Experience a lively Irish heritage tour of Belfast’s most ancient cemetery pre-dating Belfast city.
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Graves and Gardens Tour – Friar’s Bush and Botanical Gardens
20 Jul - 25 Oct 2025
Led by guide John Bradbury, this tour is a quintessential Victorian escapade through the graveyard of Friar’s Bush…
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Friar’s Fairies and Famine – Friar’s Bush Tour
23 Jul - 03 Sep 2025
This tour through the ancient and Victorian sections of the graveyard will transport you to the earliest origins…
Tours
Belfast Mela: Special Friar’s Bush Tour
Sun, 24 Aug 2025, 10:30am
Join Cairde na Cille for a special one-off cultural animation on their “Friars. Fairies and Famine” theme as…
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