Kilmainham Gaol

Kilmainham Gaol (Irish Príosún Chill Mhaighneann, Kilmainham Jail ') is a former prison in Dublin's Kilmainham. Today, it serves as a museum. In the courtyard of the prison, there is a memorial to the executed leaders of the Easter Rising here in 1916.

The prison was built in 1796 and was named "New Prison " in order to distinguish it from the old prison, which it replaced. In the history of Ireland, it played a significant role, since many Irish rebel leader and nationalist politicians in Kilmainham Gaol were imprisoned and several were executed by them here. After the independence of Ireland, the prison was closed in 1924. The last prisoner was Eamon de Valera. After the closure of the building complex had been ruined. Only in the 1960s was remembered and restored the historic importance of the prison completely to make a museum or a national memorial of it. The actual prison, can be part of a tour, visited.

The prison has already served several times as a film set. Among other, the following movies were filmed there:

  • Charlie dusty million from 1969
  • In the name of the Father, 1993
  • Michael Collins, 1996 ( although Michael Collins was never imprisoned in Kilmainham Gaol )
  • The Escapist - Escape from Hell, 2008

In addition, the video of the band U2 was shot titled A Celebration in this prison.

Among the prisoners were, inter alia:

  • Henry Joy Mc Cracken, 1796
  • Robert Emmet, 1803
  • Anne Devlin, 1803
  • Michael Dwyer, 1803
  • William Smith O'Brien, 1848
  • Thomas Francis Meagher, 1848
  • Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, 1867
  • Charles Stewart Parnell, 1881/1882
  • Michael Davitt
  • Patrick Pearse, 1916
  • Countess Markievicz, 1916
  • James Connolly, 1916
  • Eamon de Valera
  • Joseph Mary Plunkett, 1916

The executed leaders of the Easter Rising here in 1916 were:

  • Patrick Pearse, May 3, 1916
  • Thomas J. Clarke, May 3, 1916
  • Thomas MacDonagh, May 3, 1916
  • Joseph Mary Plunkett, May 4, 1916
  • Edward Daly, May 4, 1916
  • Michael O'Hanrahan, May 4, 1916
  • William Pearse, May 4, 1916
  • John MacBride, May 5, 1916
  • Con Colbert, May 8, 1916
  • Éamonn Ceannt, May 8, 1916
  • Michael Mallin, May 8, 1916
  • Seán Heuston, May 8, 1916
  • Seán MacDiarmada, May 12, 1916
  • James Connolly, May 12, 1916

Another prison in Dublin, which was announced at the Irish struggle for independence, the Mountjoy Prison.

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