Kilmainham Gaol
Dimly lit corridors, bare-walled cells and a yard where fourteen men were shot in May 1916: in Dublin, Kilmainham Gaol preserves the…
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Wicklow Gaol
Wicklow also has its own historic prison! Known as “Wicklow Gaol”, it is a place that has now been converted into a…
The Cork City Gaol
As grim as Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin, Cork City Gaol was one of Ireland’s most terrible prisons. Now converted into a museum,…
Maze Prison
Maze Prison (nicknamed “Long Kesh”) was one of the most terrible Northern Ireland prisons in the history of the island of Ireland.…
The HMP Crumlin Road Gaol
HMP Crumlin Road Gaol is a former Victorian prison in Cork. Now converted into a museum, it will give you an insight…