Cork City Gaol

Fascinating jail museum. It was opened in 1924 to hold male and female prisoners of the city, while those whose crime was committed outside the city were held at the county jail across the river, now the UCC campus. In 1878 the prisons were segregated: City Gaol became the women's prison and all the men were marched away to the county jail, while all county women were marched here. In 1919 Countess Markiewicz was held here for making a seditious speech; after Irish independence it held anti-treaty Republicans. In 1923 there was a mass escape, thereafter the gaol closed. In 1927 it became a radio station and part of the museum displays this.

• museum
• outdoors

Address

Convent Avenue, Sunday’s Well T23 VX25

Getting there

1 km west of centre

Hours

Mar-Oct: daily 10AM-5PM; Nov-Feb: Fri-Mon 10AM-4PM

Price

Adult €10, conc €8.50, child €6

Website

corkcitygaol.com (opens in a new tab)