Cork City Gaol

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8 / 10

5 expert reviews

“Like something out of a Victorian novel, this early-19th-century jail is an austere and highly atmospheric building”

– Frommer's

Frommer's Frommer's
"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." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Like something straight out of a Victorian novel, this early 19th-century jail is an austere, impressive, and highly atmospheric building." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"This castle-like building contains an austere, 19th-century prison." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
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"From 1878, except during the Civil War, the old prison of Cork was a woman's only penitentiary." Full review