We're off to Ireland, finally! Well... hypothetically, of course. This week Alex tells Christie about the haunting history of Kilmainham Gaol in Kilmainham, Dublin. Tune in to hear about the location's history, some of it's prisoners, and one report that seems to be out of a horror movie (and also jacking up your electric bill). Need a distraction? We got you.
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Resources:
History Goes Bump Podcast – Episode 34: Kilmainham Goal – March 16th, 2015 - https://historygoesbump.libsyn.com/history-goes-bump-podcast-ep-34-kilmainham-gaol
Authentic Vacations website – The Haunting History of Kilmainham Gaol – no author listed
Heritage Ireland website - Kilmainham Gaol – no author listed
History Ireland website - Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin – By: William Cumming – Published in Gems of Architecture for Issue 3 (May/June 2016) – Volume 24
Britannica website – Great Famine – by Joel Mokyr
Britannica website – Easter Rising – by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica website – Robert Emmet – by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Gov.ie website – The Executed Leaders of the 1916 Rising
Scratchable Map Ireland website - by Vera O Dwyer – July 2019
The Irish Times article – His grave is Ireland: The search for Robert Emmet’s body – by Ronan McGreevy – February 14th, 2020
Atlas Obscura website - Kilmainham Gaol – By: Queen of the goths
www.hauntedrooms.co.uk - Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, Ireland
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