Cork Gaol

Cork Gaol is a splendid building and very eerie. A good drive from Dublin it stands in a small part of the city. The entrance which can be seen in the picture, to the gaol is a big castle like entrance which when you enter it you head up big stairs and in towards the main building itself. Inside the main gaol it looks like a lot of other gaols around the country e.g Wicklow Gaol and Kilmanham Gaol but a little bigger than wicklow and a little smaller than Kilmanham. A few of the corridors are closed off to the public which was a bit of a disappointment, as we all know they are usually the best ones. As you walk around the gaol with the manual that you are given at the start of the tour explaining what each prisoners name was and why they where there it gives you time to think about what it must have been like. There are also life like mannequins in the cells to make it more authentic. At the end of the tour you enter a big hall with a dome roof and watch a video of the history of the gaol and the prisoners that were once held there. The grounds are spectacular and you can have a walk around them to see for yourself. A beautiful gaol and a must for any one who is interested in ghosts, or old building as there have been many reports of ghostly activity. Go and check it out and see can you discover anything.