The Evacuation of Kilmainham Gaol 1910

Kilmainham Gaol

This article discusses the evacuation of Kilmainham Gaol in 1910.

What if Kilmainham Gaol would suddenly vanish from the public’s gaze and lose face during our country’s most defining moments? This article will attempt to answer these questions by discussing how Kilmainham Gaol in fact looked destined to unfulfill its role as the Bastille of Irish prisons due to its evacuation in 1910.