Cork City Gaol
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“Less than 2km (1 1/4 miles) west of the city center, this restored prison was infamous in the 19th and early 20th centuries, when it housed some of the greatest figures in the revolutionary movement.”
– Frommer's
"Like something straight out of a Victorian novel, this early 19th-century jail is an austere, impressive, and highly atmospheric building."
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"This castle-like building contains an austere, 19th-century prison."
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"From 1878, except during the Civil War, the old prison of Cork was a woman's only penitentiary."
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"This imposing former prison is well worth a visit, if only to get a sense of how crap life was for prisoners a century ago."
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