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Kilmainham Gaol Museum
Kilmainham Gaol Museum turns the clock back a few decades, offering you a look inside one of history's most notorious prisons. The imposing gray building played a key role in Irish history for over a century, finally closing its doors in 1924. Before then it provided a grim setting for the imprisonment of notable participants in the many uprisings for Irish independence, culminating in the execution of 14 men who led a rebellion that took place during Easter week in 1916. You can take a guided walk through the history of this eerie site, now one of Europe's largest unoccupied structures of its kind. Before you leave, look in on the yard where the infamous 1916 executions took place. To plan Dublin vacation without wasting time, ask Inspirock to design an itinerary.
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Kilmainham Gaol Museum reviews
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Highly recommend this guided tour around Kilmainham Gaol, our tour guide Adam was amazing and very funny. We learned so much from him and enjoyed every minute. He is a credit to the place.
Highly recommend this guided tour around Kilmainham Gaol, our tour guide Adam was amazing and very funny. We learned so much from him and enjoyed every minute. He is a credit to the place. more »
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Did the tour on 17th of May with our tour guide Karl who did a great job! He knows a lot about the history of the prison and makes a good time of it with his jokes. The tour takes about 55 minutes...
Did the tour on 17th of May with our tour guide Karl who did a great job! He knows a lot about the history of the prison and makes a good time of it with his jokes. The tour takes about 55 minutes... more »
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My daughter and I visited. Adam was our tour guide and was very good. Lots of history here and sad stories too. The museum is worth a visit as well (free after tour). Read the letters left by...
My daughter and I visited. Adam was our tour guide and was very good. Lots of history here and sad stories too. The museum is worth a visit as well (free after tour). Read the letters left by... more »
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Amazing morning. Thank you so much to Mick who gave a fabulous tour which was really interesting. Thank you to Ellen who kindly took time to discuss in more detail about the women and families. Both incredibly generous in their time and have brilliant expertise and knowledge. I'm not very clever with history but they really made it understandable. This is something that we were not taught in school and yet incredibly important to know.
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This was a brilliant place to visit. Being a distance from the city centre, it would be easy to wonder if it's worth going; it most certainly is! We loved every minute of our visit and our guide (Ben) was so knowledgeable and passionate it was impossible not to be drawn in. I cannot recommend this highly enough.
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We loved this tour! Our tour guide was unbelievable! Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. A great story teller! The restoration and preservation of this gaol is amazing and well worth the visit! It was included with our OPW card which was nice but I would have paid the entry fee regardless. The staff were all very friendly and helpful.
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Amazing tour full of history about the Irish struggle for independence and the martyrs who were lost in that fight. Our tour guide Mick was full of knowledge and happy to share it. Also, a less well known activity to escape the tourist traps! Highly recommend
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Very interesting tour and museum. Our tour guide was very engaging and knowledgeable. The tour takes around 1h and you can visit the museum before or after. It does sell out weeks in advance.
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