Tag: jail

• Dublin’s Kilmainham Gaol | Discovering Ireland

  

  When I toured Kilmainham Gaol, walked its gloomy corridors, and peered into the grim cells through its peep holes, I could feel its sadness within its walls. Although this former Dublin prison is now empty, one could only imagine the anguish it once held; all the men, women, and children (as young as seven) that…

  shezlikethewind

  December 3, 2022

  Jetsetting

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• “The Rock” Alcatraz Island – San Francisco | Exploring, California

  

  Alcatraz Island, AKA “The Rock”, has been many things over the past couple of centuries- from a Native American territory to a tourist destination. This small island located in the bay of San Francisco was initially developed with a lighthouse, which is considered the oldest lighthouse on the west coast. It was also a military fortification,…

  shezlikethewind

  April 17, 2021

  U.S. National Parks, USA Travel

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