Cork City Gaol
5 expert reviews
“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
Frommer's
"Like something straight out of a Victorian novel, this early 19th-century jail is an austere, impressive, and highly atmospheric building."
Fodor's
Michelin Guide
0 Stars
"From 1878, except during the Civil War, the old prison of Cork was a woman's only penitentiary"
