
Kilmainham Gaol
At this restored jail you can see the cells exactly as they were when the last prisoners left. A new exhibition building has now been added to help tell the story of Ireland's struggle for independence between the 1780s and early 1920s. Leaders of the rebellions including those of 1798, 1803, 1848, 1867 and 1916 were detained here and names such as Robert Emmet, Thomas Francis Meagher, Charles Stewart Parnell, Eamon DeValera and a host of other famous names are associated with the jail.
Location. Kilmainham Gaol, Kilmainham,
Dublin 8.
Bus. 78A from Aston Quay and 50 from Eden Quay.
Phone. +353 1 4535984
Fax. +353 1 4532037
Opening Hours. (Oct – March) Monday - Friday
9.30am - 4.00pm, closed Saturdays, open Sundays 10.00am - 4.45pm. (April – Sept).
9.30am - 4.45pm each day.