Kilmainham Gaol Dublin #2
by Lexa Harpell
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Kilmainham Gaol Dublin #2
Artist
Lexa Harpell
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Photograph - Photographs
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Preserved NOT sanitised!
What I love about this gaol is that they have preserved as much of the original structures without 'polishing it up' and becoming sanitsed. You still 'feel' the essence of this prison.
Dublin's Kilmanham Gaol has a long, brutal, horrid history.
Members of the Easter Rising were imprisoned and executed here.
Public hangings were common at the front of the prison. Housing men, women and children - at times in the same cell which could hold up to five people. Not a pretty time.
Thousands of prisoners from this gaol were shipped to Australia in the early 1800's as convicts to colonise and use as 'free' labour.
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Comments (25)
Lexa Harpell
Thank you to the person in Texas who bought a framed print from this iconic Irish goal! Trust you will enjoy the print......Cheers, Lexa :)
Amy Sorvillo
Wow, fascinating and frightening place! You've captured it's starkness and it's lovely bones beautifully!
Joan Carroll
wonderful capture! I like the part about not being sanitised, that really makes the preservation so much better!
Lexa Harpell replied:
thanks Joan, yeh I've been to many historical places and they feel like a Disneyland attraction and I've left feeling 'jipped' haha
Lexa Harpell
one time I was actually 'ushered' to the group with a long lecture along the way.... What, was I going to steal something??? IOh maybe they would have banished me to Australia! haha
Lexa Harpell
I got into trouble many times as I lagged behind the group to take these without people around! haha Naughty woman..haha
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