The Royal Hospital Kilmainham
The Royal Hospital Kilmainham (Irish: Ospidéal Rochta Chill Mhaighneann) is a former 17th-century hospital in Kilmainham, Dublin. The building is presently home to the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Every year on the National Day of Commemoration - the Sunday closest to the 11th of July - the anniversary of the Truce that ended the Irish War of Independence - the President of Ireland, in the presence of members of the Government of Ireland, members of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann, the Council of State, the Defence Forces, the Judiciary, and the Diplomatic Corps, lays a wreath in the courtyard in memory of all Irishmen and Irishwomen.
The Royal Hospital Kilmainham graveyards, including Bully's Acre, are 400 metres to the west. A cross-shaft in the former cemetery may be the remains of a boundary cross associated with a ninth-century monastery located at this site. The monument was designed by Sir William Robinson, Ireland's Surveyor General from 1670 to 1700, and was inspired by the famed Les Invalides in Paris, France. Royal Kilmainham Hospital has been a famous summer music venue in recent years. Blur, Damien Rice, Tame Impala, Kodaline, and Patti Smith have all performed there. The Frames performed on the grounds on the evening of May 28, 2022, before an estimated 10,000 people.
Location: Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland
