Kilmainham Gaol
April 27 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Amazing gaol tour. The guide was brilliant and a direct decendant of a prisoner from Irish Civil War.
Amazingly the youngest prisoner ever kept there was given a 14 day sentence for begging on theRead more
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This area has been used for movies.
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This was painted by a female prisoner, Grace Plunkett nee Gifford. She was married to Joseph Plunkett who was a signatory to the Declaration of Independence. They got married in the prison chapel where he was executed 7hrs later by firing squad. She ended up inprisoned for continuing his work.
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The cross shows where 6 of the 7 men stood to face the firing squad. Another was tied to a chair as he was incapable of standing after being mortally wounded. They wanted to ensure he died by their hand, not on his own.