after the last prisoner was released in 1924 the gaol sat unused until the 60's when a group of volunteers began the 20 years process of restoration. our tour guide was brilliant. the history of the gaol was, like much of Irish history, very sad.
the interior of the gaol has been used in several movies... there was a crew shooting something up on the out-of-bounds levels while i was there.
the small black cross marks where the British shot Jim Connolly after the Easter Rebellion was crushed. he was too wounded to stand so they tied him to a kitchen chair.
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