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Kilmainham GaolDublin Top 11 in Can't Miss Attractions
Dublin Top 11 in Can't Miss Attractions
Sun - Sat 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Recommended Sightseeing Time: 1-2 hours
Address: Inchicore Rd, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, Ireland
Official website: http://kilmainhamgaolmuseum.ie
Phone: +353-1-4535984
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An important landmark in Ireland's history. Learn about the establishing of the state and the tales of the 1916 Rising.
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This prison-turned-museum played a crucial part in Ireland's past, serving as the lock-up for many leaders of Irish rebellions - and the place of execution for some of them - over the course of a century and a half. For decades after it opened in 1796, women, men and children weren't segregated, but rather held in a cell together, with little to keep them warm but a candle. The youngest person arrested and held in the prison was 5 years old. Many of those detained in Kilmainham were deported to Australia. The prison was seen as a symbol of British oppression and suffering, and the Irish Free State government decommissioned it in 1924. A tour will provide the gory details of Kilmainham's fascinating history.
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An important landmark in Ireland's history. Learn about the establishing of the state and the tales of the 1916 Rising.
Interesting Irish jail that was still in use until fairly recently. Tours are available and if the available spots of the tour are taken, you can still visit the museum.
Guided Tours for the popular Kilmainham Goal are all day long And this goal still retains its sorry state of cells and gloomy corridors Also has a small museum
Loved our tour guide, Claire! She was very informative & interesting. Learned a lot of Irish history we never knew.
One of the biggest gaols in Europe with one of the most tragic history. As I am very interested in Irish history it is a must see. Kilmainham Gaol dates from the 18th century. A lot of rebels in the struggle for Irish independence have been prisoned here and/or have been executed. James Connolly was executed in Kilmainham Gaol after the failure of the Easter Rising 1916, sitting on a chair while heavenly wounded.The tour is surprising and impressing. You feel and see the atmosphere where the prisoners have lived in. The building is easy to access as well for disabled people and there are a lot of buses going from Dublin city centre to the gaol. The visit include a guided tour and an exhibition. There is a tearoom and a giftshop.