DUBLIN — It is not often that a prison is a must-see tourist attraction. Welcome to Dublin, where the Kilmainham Gaol is a national treasure. It has been called an Irish Bastille. The aging prison, ...

Ah, the day was glorious! We drank our coffee and loaded the car for the trip to Dublin to visit Kilmainham Gaol and Glasnevin Cemetery. We were lucky that we had seen no rain so far, but we always ...

The Board of Works hand the keys of Kilmainham Gaol over to a restoration committee. In 1924 Kilmainham Gaol closed its doors, and over the decades the condition of the site and prison buildings have ...

In a dramatic photograph from September 1921, a prisoner lies sprawled against a wall in Kilmainham Gaol. His eyes are closed, his mouth open. Four hard-bitten British soldiers crouch around the body, ...