Huguenot Cemetery

Jean Pitton
Merrion Row

Tucked away at the corner of Stephen's Green, closed off to the public, is a 300 year old cemetery. It's one of the many small traces left of the Huguenot's, French refugees that reached Dublin in several waves of emigration

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Huguenot Cemetery Location

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Until Jean Pitton had restored this cemetery, it had fallen into serious disrepair. As it is rarely opened to the public, it's gathered a sense of mystery within the city - especially as it's located in such an affluent area. Another famous family that are buried there are the Becquett family, from whom Samuel Beckett is descended.