Kilmainham Gaol

Prison/jail in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1795–1800

Former gaol, comprising multiple-bay two and three storey blocks, built 1796, originally consisting of an administrative wing and entrance to north, a spine block running north south and to either side two blocks of cells, both set around courtyards. The cell block to the east was replaced c.1860 (record 50080047). Governor’s apartments and stone breakers’ yard added to front c. 1860 to form entrance court. Recent exhibition building in former governor’s garden. Now in use as museum. Pitched slate roofs, with cut granite and red brick chimneystacks and cut granite coping. Cut granite raised parapet over main entrance. Ashlar granite walls to front (north) elevation, with rusticated walls and plinth course to ground floor. Dressed limestone walls to rear (south) elevation. Blind arches to front, with block-and-start surrounds, square-headed blind openings to ground floor. Square-headed window openings to first floor blind arches, with double-leaf half-glazed doors and wrought-iron balconettes. Square-headed window openings to rear elevation of front block, having cut limestone surrounds and sills, and six-over-six pane timber sash windows protected by wrought-iron bars. Wing to east and screen wall to west forming entrance court having ashlar limestone walls, cut granite string course, square-headed window and door openings, with six-over-six pane timber sash windows, with wroug

Type:
Prison/jail

Period:
1795–1800

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.34°N, 6.31°W

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