Glasnevin Cemetery - Resting Place for Famous Faces By cathaloc Period: 1844 to 1889 Gerard Manley Hopkins Period: 1845 to 1852 Great Famine Wikipedia Period: 1880 to 1960 Fr Francis Browne Titanic Period: 1914 to 1918 World War 1 Jun 6, 1944 D Day Allies begin Operation Overlord with the Normandy Landings at 5 beaches and paratroop drops across the area also