On one of my last days in Dublin I went to Kilmainham jail. This is the jail that most Irish revolutionaries, from 1798 on, spent time in, and most died in.
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| Hangings took place above the main door, where they could be seen by everyone. |
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| This wing was added during the Victorian era, offering a lot of light, but keeping the prisoners isolated from each other, and in silence. |
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A view inside one of the cells
Many of the cells have the names of famous prisoners who were incarcerated in them.
Eamon de Valera's cell is on the left.
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| Crosses mark the execution sites of the 1916 rebels. |
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Daniel Curley was put to death for his role as one of "The Invincibles" who assassinated the newly-appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland and the permanent Undersecretary in Phoenix Park, Dublin, in 1882. I haven't figured out yet if he is related.
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