What you'll hear inside Kilmainham Gaol:

• 1
  Red Chapel

  The Red Chapel at Kilmainham Gaol serves as the starting point for the prison's guided tours.

• 2
  West Wing

  The West Wing is the sole surviving section of the original 1796 prison design, preserved in its original state.

• 3
  East Wing (Ala Este)

  The East Wing is the most distinctive and widely photographed section of Kilmainham Gaol, built in 1861 according to Victorian penitentiary principles.

• 4
  Patio of the Masons

  Stonebreakers' Yard is the inner courtyard of Kilmainham Gaol where fourteen leaders of the Easter Rising were executed by firing squad between 3 and 12 May 1916.

• 5
  1916 Corridor

  The 1916 Corridor is the section of Kilmainham Gaol where participants in the 1916 Easter Rising were held, and stands as one of the most historically charged and emotionally resonant spaces within…

• 6
  The Proclamation (sculpture by Rowan Gillespie)

  The Proclamation is a monumental sculpture by Dublin-born artist Rowan Gillespie, positioned at the entrance to Kilmainham Gaol.

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  Entrance Block with Hydra

  The entrance block at Kilmainham Gaol is the first threshold visitors pass through, marked by a narrow doorway with viewing slits and forbidding stone facade that immediately establishes an…