- In the 1960s, a group of volunteers initiated efforts to restore Kilmainham Gaol as a museum and a national monument.
- Opened in 1796, Kilmainham Gaol was at the time the most modern prison in the country.
- Kilmainham Gaol was a working and silent prison that housed men, women, and children, and was in operation from 1787 until 1924.
- Muslims visiting the Kilmainham Gaol will not be able to find prayer facilities at the attraction.
- L-R: The East Wing; exterior of Kilmainham Gaol; outside the gaol with the gates of the Royal Hospital (Irish Museum of Modern Art) in the background...
- Though there are no car parking facilities at Kilmainham Gaol, parking is available at the nearby Irish Museum of Modern Art/Royal Hospital Kilmainham.
- Kilmainham Gaol was abandoned as a jail in 1924, by the government of the new Irish Free State.
- Built in 1796 Kilmainham Gaol museum is a former prison and largest unoccupied goals in Europe and Largest preserved Victorian jail in Europe.
- Kilmainham Gaol is located near other historical sites such as the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, making it easy to spend...