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Chapel in Kilmainham Gaol where Pluckett married Grace Gifford. Dublin, Ireland
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Door on a cell in the older, darker section of Kilmainham which does not open onto the central skylit space.
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Cell which would often hold multiple prisoners including men, women and children. Some were in for petty offenses, such as stealing food, others for serious crimes such as rape and murder. And, of course, political prisoners were held and executed in Kilm
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Modern lock on old cell door. The notorius Edward Trevor became keeper in 1797 and his cruel reign lasted over 20 years.
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Patrick Pearse was chosen as spokesperson for the 1916 Rising and was executed in Kilmainham Gaol. This graffiti in the hallway of the Gaol is based on Patrick Pearce's poem "The Rebel"
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The cell where the revolutionary and suffragette Constance Gore-Booth Markievicz was held. She fought at St.Stephens Green during the Rising. Unlike other leaders, she avoided execution because she was a woman.
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The newer section of Kilmainham has a sunlit roof to inspire prisoners to look toward God. Though the newly built Victorian building was much improved by architects who embraced the prison reform movement, the keepers were as cruel and tyrannical as ever.
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The newer section of Kilmainham has a sunlit roof to inspire prisoners to look toward God. Though the newly built Victorian building was much improved by architects who embraced the prison reform movement, the keepers were as cruel and tyrannical as ever.
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The cell of MRS. Joseph Plunkett (Grace Gifford) who married Joseph Plunkett in Kilmainham Gaol hours before his execution. She was arrested in 1923 during the Irish Civil War, not during the Uprising of 1916.
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Mrs. Joseph Plunkett (Grace Gifford) made her living as an artist and cartoonist. She painted on the walls of her cell.
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The newer section of Kilmainham has a sunlit roof to inspire prisoners to look toward God. Though the newly built Victorian building was much improved by architects who embraced the prison reform movement, the keepers were as cruel and tyrannical as ever.
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The cell of Éamon de Valera, who commanded the forces at Boland's Mill during the Easter Rising. His death sentence was commuted in part because he was an American citizen. He went on to become President of Ireland. The cell of Edward "Ned" Daly, who was
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Modern lock on a cell door in Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin
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The flag of the Irish Republic flying above the stonebreaker's yard where fourteen leaders of the Easter Rising were exectued.
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A plaque at Kilmainham Gaol giving the names of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising and the dates of their execution.