Dublin, Ireland
Kilmainham Gaol
Kilmainham Gaol is a former prison in Kilmainham, Dublin. Opened in the late 18th century as the County of Dublin Gaol, it is now a museum run by the Office of Public Works. Many Irish revolutionaries, including the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, were imprisoned and executed in the prison by the orders of the UK Government.
- City
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Category
- Museum
- Suggested visit
- About 120 minutes
More places in Dublin
- Trinity College Dublin
- Guinness Storehouse
- Cliffs of Moher
- Dublin Castle
- Ha'penny Bridge
- National Library of Ireland
Background: Wikipedia