Great tour...Museum is a bit overwhelming. Learned much about the Easter Uprising and Irish independence. This tour was one of the highlights of our trip to Ireland.
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Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin
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Type: Historic Sites, Specialty Museums
Description: This bleak old jail was notorious in the 19th century for its harsh treatment of prisoners.
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I've been to the Gaol a few times now and even based a school project on it many moons ago. Being from Kilmainham it's a fantastic experience to head down to the gaol for a tour.
The tour guides are very knowledgable and quite funny aswell. The tour is great value and enjoyable. It gets quite cold down there so...
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This place is cool! It was my first time to Dublin and I went because TripAdvisor told me :). Trust me I am in no way a history buff, but it was actually interesting listening to the history behind the Easter uprisings and the jail itself. The only negative thing I would have to say was my group was a...
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The guide was paaionate about Irish history and did a wonderful job of engaging the group.
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Excellent tour for more history of the heros of Ireland
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Great place. Why not arrange much smaller groups so people can all hear everything. Smaller groups would be better in the narrow halls. Smaller groups would make the experince more personal. Smaller groups leaving frequently would lead to less hanging around waiting for tours to form up. I think the way this tour is being managed is below par. Too...
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Wow this was a great tour. We learnt so much from the very informative guide. You are taken through the goal and gain a good insight into living conditions in the goal. It was so cold in there and the day was one of the hottest of the year!!! Many of the political prisoners involved in the Easter Uprising were...
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The jail itself is quite spectacular in design and the tour was educational but not boring. It's a popular sight so there were alot of people waiting to get in to the tour, but they were very polite and helpful.
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Just caught the last tour. Guided tours onky but our guide was incredible. Tons of Irish history woven in due to all the famous prisoners from easter uprising and civil war. Probably not so great for kids though. Cool to see the inside but probably too long explanations for kids. Highly recommend and would do it again.
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One of my favorite tours of our entire trip to Dublin!
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