Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin 
Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin
Although it may seem like a morbid idea to visit a prison while on a vacation, it would be a thrilling lesson in history to add the Kilmainham Gaol to your list when touring Ireland.
Description
This former prison is now a museum. It also houses an art gallery on the top floor that exhibits paintings and sculptures of incarcerated prisoners.
Thousands of visitors arrive every year to admire the wonderful interior of the structure and learn about the stories of men who led the Easter Rising of 1916.
And if you’re so inclined, you can also step inside the same cells where civil war prisoners spent their last moments before execution. This is no doubt a creepy but unique way to learn about Ireland’s turbulent past.
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