Kilmainham Gaol
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Background
Kilmainham Gaol (Irish: PrÃosún Chill Mhaighneann) is a former prison in Kilmainham, Dublin. It is now a museum run by the Office of Public Works, an agency of the Government of Ireland. Many Irish revolutionaries, including the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising (Patrick Pearse, James Connolly, Tom Clarke, Seán Mac Diarmada, Joseph Plunkett, Ãamonn Ceannt, Thomas MacDonagh), were imprisoned and executed in the prison by the orders of the UK Government.
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Notable inmates
- May Gibney1893–1984 · revolutionary
May Bridget Gibney (2 October 1893 â 1984) was an Irish nationalist and republican, active during the Easter Rising of 1916 and both the War of Independence and the Irish Civil War.
Maire Comerford1893–1982 · writerMary Eva Comerford (2 June 1893 â 15 December 1982) was an Irish republican from County Wexford.
Madeleine ffrench Mullen1880–1944 · revolutionaryMadeleine ffrench-Mullen (30 December 1880 â 26 May 1944) was an Irish revolutionary and labour activist who took part in the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916. Ffrench-Mullen was a member of the radical nationalist women's organisation Inghinidhe na hÃireann.
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Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q1049842)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
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Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Kilmainham Gaol. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kilmainham-gaol
"Kilmainham Gaol." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kilmainham-gaol.
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title = {Kilmainham Gaol},
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