Kilmainham Gaol is a national landmark because it has captivated history by living through distraught times of the United Irish Rebellion of 1798, the Emmet Rebellion of 1803, the Great Famine of 1845 to 1851, the Young Ireland Rebellion of 1848, the Fenian Rebellion of 1867, the Land War of the 1880s, the Easter Rising of 1916, the War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. [Information provided by tour guide, Ben]
People incarcerated were not discriminated by age or sex. An eight year old boy was imprisoned for eight weeks for stealing turnips from a garden. Another juvenile for stealing a wheel. Children under 14 served up to 12 weeks and anyone older served 'X' amount of weeks/months/years. Petty crimes could become life sentences. Catholics were imprisoned and slaughtered for petitioning for emancipation in the Rebellion of 1798, 1803 and most of the other rebellions. The Irish were further persecuted for wanting independence. Hanged, tar feathered, shot, raped, massacred and burned alive were the Irish folk.
Kilmainham Gaol captured and preserved this anguish, depression and sorrow. Walking through the doors and 123 years of raw emotions come crashing down on you. The tour guide, Ben, showed and revealed the stories of the chapel, old wing, exercise yard, stone breaking yard, east and west wing. The stone breaking yard is where the 14 Eastern Rising leaders were killed military style (lined up and shot). One was shot strapped to a chair because he was already deathly ill. I could talk more about this but frankly I am tired. Enjoy the show.
4 comments:
1-What is your favorite memory of The Graham School?
2-Who is your role model?
3-What is the most important lesson you have learned at The Graham School?
4-Favorite class you’ve taken at Graham?
5-How do you think the experiential program had prepared you for life after high school?
6-Favorite Quote?
7-If you had a theme song, what would it be?
8-Most embarrassing moment at school or outside of school?
9-If you had a superpower what would you have?
10- Favorite site and why?
HELLO LAINE.
If you could answer these questions for the senior section of the yearbook that would be spectacular and e-mail it back to me at
r.mckibben@hotmail.com
ALSO! Don't forget to send Fred a head shot of you to go next to your interview!
I miss you and can't wait to see you!
Thanks!
-Rose
Laine,
Those pictures of hte jaol are in a way cool explosive slide show. wow. Did you have some strange feelings while in the jail, or did it just seem like a museum. Everytime I have visited an old jail, I get sad. I can't believe people have to/had to live in such conditions.
Kill and maim, wow.
Ryan
Miss you too!!!
Ryan
The front door that you first walk through is where they hung prisoners. It is in the slide, the one with monster carvings. I had to wait 5 minutes under the exact spot where the bodies were hanging. Looking through the lock holes into the cell gave me a creepy feeling.
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