| Step back in time to experience gaol conditions | | | | The Gaol tour is in 8 different languages. Personal |
| from the past centuries. Cork City Gaol founded | | | | guided tours and audio - guided tours are available |
| in the 1840's is complete with grim corridors, iron | | | | as well as an audio visual display at the end. Need |
| stair cases, barred windows and many cells with | | | | a venue with a difference for that corporate |
| original graffiti on the walls. A must-see attraction, | | | | function or special occasion - then the West Wing |
| the cells contain life size models and sound | | | | of Cork City Gaol will indeed be an unforgettable |
| effects. From the outside, Cork City Gaol does | | | | setting. |
| not look like a prison - one could be mistaken for | | | | How to get there: |
| thinking that it's actually a castle - an outstanding | | | | The Cork City Gaol is located in Convent Avenue |
| piece of Georgian/Gothic architecture - this building | | | | in Sunday's Well, which is about 2km from Patrick |
| certainly holds true to the saying "appearances | | | | Street - Cork city's main thoroughfare. You could |
| are deceiving". | | | | walk there from the city centre in about 20 |
| A number of famous people have been | | | | minutes or take the open top bus tour directly to |
| incarcerated in Cork City Gaol, for example, | | | | its doors. |
| Denny Lane (Young Irelanders), John Sarsfield | | | | The prison is located on a hill with superb views of |
| Casey - "The Galtee Boy" (Fenians), Hannah | | | | the city, so if you're walking to here - wear flat |
| Reynolds (Land League), Frank O'Connor (Civil | | | | shoes! |
| War) and Countess Markievicz. | | | | |