| We toured Kilmainham Gaol (jail). Thousands were imprisoned there during the potato famine, and leaders of the Easter Rising were executed there. |
A cell door in the oldest section of the jail, which was built in 1796. |
A view of the corridor. |
The Victorian wing. Scenes for several movies and a U2 music video were filmed here. |
A cell door in the Victorian wing. |
Mural on the wall of Charles Stewart Parnell's cell.A leader in the struggle for land reform and Irish independence, Parnell was known as the "uncrowned king of Ireland." |
Eamon de Valera's cell in the Victorian wing. |
A plaque honoring the Easter Rising leaders executed at the jail.
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The prison yard where the executions took place. Our tour guide is standing at the base of the flag pole. |
Cross marking the site of the execution of James Connolly
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