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Kilmainham Gaol

Dublin, Ireland

Kilmainham Gaol
Photo by Superchilum / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

A former prison opened in 1796 where the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising were executed. The starkly beautiful 19th-century East Wing and the Stonebreakers' Yard are deeply moving.

Hours: 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM

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