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Hello All,
Something abit different. I was debating whether or not to post this up but i thought why not, its got so much history and the visit itself there was so much to see.
I will say, if your ever in Dublin, you MUST go see this. Its about an hour long tour and only cost 6 Euros.
History stolen from Wiki
Kilmainham Gaol (Irish: Príosún Chill Mhaighneann) is a former prison located in Kilmainham in Dublin, which is now a museum. It has been run since the mid-1980s by the Office of Public Works (OPW), an Irish government agency. Kilmainham Gaol played an important part in Irish history, as many leaders of Irish rebellions were imprisoned and some executed in the prison by the British and in 1923 by the Irish Free State.
When it was first built in 1796, Kilmainham Gaol was called the 'New Gaol' to distinguish it from the old gaol it was intended to replace - a noisome dungeon, just a few hundred yards from the present site. It was officially called the County of Dublin Gaol, and was originally run by the Grand Jury for County Dublin.
Originally, public hangings took place at the front of the gaol.[1] However, from the 1820s onward very few hangings, public or private, took place at Kilmainham.[1] A small hanging cell was built in the gaol in 1891. It is located on the first floor, between the West Wing and the East Wing.
There was no segregation of prisoners; men, women and children were incarcerated up to 5 in each cell, with only a single candle for light and heat, most of their time was spent in the cold and the dark. The candle had to last the prisoner for two weeks. Its cells were roughly 28 meters squared.[1]
Children were sometimes arrested for petty theft, the youngest said to be a seven year-old child,[1] while many of the adult prisoners were transported to Australia.
At Kilmainham the poor conditions in which women prisoners were kept provided the spur for the next stage of development. Remarkably, for an age that prided itself on a protective attitude for the 'weaker sex', the conditions for women prisoners were persistently worse than for men. As early as his 1809 report the Inspector had observed that male prisoners were supplied with iron bedsteads while females 'lay on straw on the flags in the cells and common halls.' Half a century later there was little improvement. The women's section, located in the west wing, remained overcrowded.
Here are some photos i took. All shots are handheld and unedited.
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Dublin by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Hope you enjoyed
DirtyJigsaw
Something abit different. I was debating whether or not to post this up but i thought why not, its got so much history and the visit itself there was so much to see.
I will say, if your ever in Dublin, you MUST go see this. Its about an hour long tour and only cost 6 Euros.
History stolen from Wiki
Kilmainham Gaol (Irish: Príosún Chill Mhaighneann) is a former prison located in Kilmainham in Dublin, which is now a museum. It has been run since the mid-1980s by the Office of Public Works (OPW), an Irish government agency. Kilmainham Gaol played an important part in Irish history, as many leaders of Irish rebellions were imprisoned and some executed in the prison by the British and in 1923 by the Irish Free State.
When it was first built in 1796, Kilmainham Gaol was called the 'New Gaol' to distinguish it from the old gaol it was intended to replace - a noisome dungeon, just a few hundred yards from the present site. It was officially called the County of Dublin Gaol, and was originally run by the Grand Jury for County Dublin.
Originally, public hangings took place at the front of the gaol.[1] However, from the 1820s onward very few hangings, public or private, took place at Kilmainham.[1] A small hanging cell was built in the gaol in 1891. It is located on the first floor, between the West Wing and the East Wing.
There was no segregation of prisoners; men, women and children were incarcerated up to 5 in each cell, with only a single candle for light and heat, most of their time was spent in the cold and the dark. The candle had to last the prisoner for two weeks. Its cells were roughly 28 meters squared.[1]
Children were sometimes arrested for petty theft, the youngest said to be a seven year-old child,[1] while many of the adult prisoners were transported to Australia.
At Kilmainham the poor conditions in which women prisoners were kept provided the spur for the next stage of development. Remarkably, for an age that prided itself on a protective attitude for the 'weaker sex', the conditions for women prisoners were persistently worse than for men. As early as his 1809 report the Inspector had observed that male prisoners were supplied with iron bedsteads while females 'lay on straw on the flags in the cells and common halls.' Half a century later there was little improvement. The women's section, located in the west wing, remained overcrowded.
Here are some photos i took. All shots are handheld and unedited.
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Kilmainham Gaol by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Dublin by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Hope you enjoyed
DirtyJigsaw