Here’s an evening stroll with a difference.

Local historian Liam O’hUigín will lead curious folks on a nighttime Graveyard Tour of St Joseph’s Cemetery tonight, Friday, April 19th.

The tour begins at 7pm and will run until around 9pm.

The cemetery has lots of interesting features (you can check out a few of them here) and was created for the poor by Fr Theobald Mathew, a Franciscan Capuchin friar, in the 1800s.

The original graveyard was laid out in a style inspired by the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, which still attracts 3.5 million visitors who come to visit the graves of Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Édith Piaf and Chopin every year.

Not to be outdone, Saint Joseph’s Cemetery cemetery is the final resting place of a few famous faces too. Hollywood star Edward Mulhare is buried in the family plot (fans still leave love letters to him on his grave), as is famous publican and Coal Quay shawlie Kathy Barry.

Great opportunity tonight 🌸🌸🌸🌸as part of the @BallyphehaneT cherry blossom festival, why not pop along to St Joseph’s Cemetery to find all about its wonderful history and its famous residents @pure_cork @corkbeo @echolivecork @corkcitycouncil @yaycork @CorkSafetyAlert pic.twitter.com/LZYouNxDQx

— Grainne Walsh (@GrainneWalsh17) April 19, 2024

The tour promises some interesting insights into the graveyard and those who are buried within it.

You can meet Liam O’hUigín at the gates tonight if you fancy going along.