Kilmainham Gaol

Kilmainham Gaol is a former prison now operated as a museum in Dublin, Ireland. The building spans three floors with stone corridors, iron-barred cells and communal areas.

The prison opened in 1796 and remained in operation until 1924. It held many political prisoners during the 1916 Easter Rising and other events of the Irish independence movement.

Visitors walk through spaces where people held for fighting for independence became figures of national memory. Exhibits show personal objects, letters and photographs from those who resisted and whose time here turned them into symbols of struggle.

Access is available only through guided tours that must be booked in advance on the official website. Tickets are typically released 28 days before the visit date.

The Stonebreakers' Yard within the walls marks the spot where fourteen leaders of the 1916 rising were executed by firing squad. The walls and ground of this courtyard remain as they were during that moment.

Location: Dublin

Official opening: 1796

Accessibility: Rollstuhl eingeschränkter Zugang

Fee: Yes

Operator: Office of Public Works

Address: Inchicore Road

Opening Hours: Montag-Sonntag 09:30-18:00

Phone: +35314535984

Email: kilmainhamgaol@opw.ie

Website: https://kilmainhamgaolmuseum.ie

GPS coordinates: 53.34192,-6.30923

Latest update: December 15, 2025 08:16