Kilmanham Gaol

Our group took a visit to Kilmanham Gaol (jail) located right in Dublin. It no longer houses prisoners, but from the late 18th century, up to the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921), almost every significant Irish nationalist leader had a stay there.

During the Irish Civil War, republican leaders, including James Connolly, were executed at Kilmanham.

The cross is where James Connolly was executed.

Joseph Plunkett's wife was imprisoned in Kilmanham, and drew this mural of the Virgin Mary on the wall of her cell. She later became a political cartoonist.

Look familiar? These movies were all filmed at Kilmanham: The Quare Fellow, The Face of Fu Manchu, The Italian Job, The Mackintosh Man, The Last Remake of Beau Geste, The Whistle Blower, In the Name of the Father, Michael Collins, The Escapist, and The Adventures of the Young Indiana Jones.

U2 fans might recognize it from their music video filmed there: