Kilmainham Gaol Museum Main Area Inside Editorial Image

This bleak old jail was notorious in the 19th century for its harsh treatment of prisoners.Kilmainham Gaol is a former prison in Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland. It is now a museum run by the Office of Public Works, an agency of the Government of Ireland. Many Irish revolutionaries, including the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, were imprisoned and executed in the prison by the orders of the UK Government.