- Before its closure in 1924, Dublin's Kilmainham Gaol housed some of the most famous political and military leaders in Irish history.
- Kilmainham Gaol is one of the largest unoccupied gaols in Europe. It opened in 1796 as the new county gaol for Dublin and finally shut its doors as such in 1924.
- Strong interest in maintaining the prison as a historical site only built with the formation of the Kilmainham Gaol Restoration Society in 1958.
- Architecturally noteworthy, Kilmainham Gaol became one of the most modern and secure prisons of its time. The east wing opened in 1862 with 96 additional cells.
- Built in 1796, Kilmainham Gaol housed some of Ireland’s most famous figures from wartime, including Éamon de Valera, Pádraig Pearse and Charles Stewart...
- Kilmainham Gaol is arguably a huge symbol of historical, political, and cultural significance, mostly as a result of its role during the 1916 Easter Rising.
- In the 1960s, restorative work was done by a team of dedicated volunteers before the Irish government took over. In 1971, Kilmainham Gaol reopened as a museum.
- Old Kilmainham Gaol, which opened in 1796, was the home of many of those involved in the Irish independence struggle for over 100 years.
- In May 1916, during the Easter Rising, fourteen men were sentenced to death and shot by firing squads in the Stonebreakers’ Yard of Kilmainham Gaol.