The Execution Tour of Kilmainham Gaol

Welcome to a work in progress. This blog when finished (which it may never fully be) will represent some (100% unofficial and unauthorised by the OPW) information on executions in Ireland's most famous historical prison. The information is laid out in the form of a virtual tour, and the floor plan below shows (where possible) the locations relevant to the stories.


STOP 1: GALLOWS HILL (1700S-1795)
STOP 2: FRONT ENTRANCE (1799-1865)
STOP 3: THE ‘EMMET’ CELL (1803)
STOP 4: TEMPORARY GALLOWS (1883-1891)
STOP 5: THE CONDEMNED CELL
STOP 6: THE HANGING HOUSE (1893-1910)
STOP 7: THE CHAPEL
STOP 8: MURDERERS GALLERY (1920 TO 1921)
STOP 9: “1916” CORRIDOR
STOP 10: CIVIL WAR EXECUTIONS (1922)
STOP 11: EASTER RISING EXECUTIONS (1916)
STOP 12: DISPERSAL HALL