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| Backyard of the Cork City Gaol |
After leaving Blarney Castle we drove southeast
to Cork City, located at the southern end of the country. We'll walk you
through Cork in a later blog. Here in
Blog #55 of our Ireland trip, we'll begin to explore the famous or infamous
Cork City Gaol (Jail), now an historic building that tourists can explore. This
blog is of course, loaded with experiences in the supernatural. My (Rob) senses
were in full-swing here and we even caught a ghost on camera (which we will
show you later).
WHAT IS CORK CITY GAOL? - It's a former prison,
now a museum, located on Convent
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| Entrance into the West wing |
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| A look into the backyard |
Ave, Cork City, Ireland Cork, Ireland. According to the website (Corkcitygaol.com):
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| Three levels of small cells |
This Gaol once housed 19th century prisoners.
Visitors get a fascinating insight into day to day prison life at a time when
the high walls ensured no escape and denied law abiding citizens the opportunity
to see one of the finest examples of Ireland’s architectural heritage
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| West wing of the Gaol |
WHAT IS IT LIKE INSIDE? - Stepping inside visitors are taken back in time
to the 19th century. Wandering through the wings of the Gaol, the atmosphere
suggests you are accompanied by the shuffling feet of inmates, each
representing their particular period in Irish history from pre –famine times to
the foundation of the state. The cells are furnished with amazingly life like
wax figures; original graffiti on cell walls tell the innermost feelings of some
inmates while a very spectacular audio visual tells the social history and
contrasting lifestyles of the 19th century Cork and why some people turned to
crime, and some ended up in Australia
NEXT: LOTS OF GHOSTLY EXPERIENCES IN THE GAOL
25 SECOND .VIDEO PEEK: https://youtu.be/Nn6wVOntEkU
