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Freestanding gabled limestone Romanesque-revival mausoleum, dated 1921, containing sarcophagus of Cardinal William Walsh. Pitched scalloped limestone roof with pole-moulded ridge and cross finials. Roof canopy carried on arcade of three round-headed arches to long sides (east and west) and single-arch to short ends; each corner has cluster of four columns having ribboned shafts, foliate and scrolled capitals carrying studded frieze; central arch flanked by paired columns; spandrels carved with ribbons and shields; Archbishop's blazon to gables, flanked by palm leaf and ribbon. Triple stepped base having memorial inscription to north side. Interior has barrel-vaulted roof with interlaced carving to ribs; geometric tiled flooring; and centrally placed marble sarcophagus on plinth carved with clerical emblems, slab on scrolled guilloche brackets to corners, recumbent effigy of Cardinal McCabe on carved cushioned and tasselled slab raised on scrolled decorative pedestals and central winged cherub. Set in rectangular grassed enclosure with box hedge boundary. Located adjacent to south boundary of Glasnevin Cemetery.
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