Spike Island opens to the public today and we look back at its darkest history

 

Spike Island opens to the public today and we look back at its darkest history
Sat, 04 Jun, 2016 - 01:00
Áilín Quinlan

MURDERERS, bigamists, rapists, cattle-rustlers and escape artists; a real rogues’ gallery awaits the day-trippers who arrive at Spike Island’s €5.5 million visitor attraction when it reopens to the public today.

This famous prison hosted everyone from the likes of high-society artist Willam Burke Kirwan, convicted of the violent murder of his young wife, to a homeless teenager-turned-killer.

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CourtsFeaturesspike islandPlace: Spike IslandPlace: OvensPlace: Cobh’s KennedyPlace: Fort MitchelPlace: Bastions ThreePlace: SixPlace: Shell StorePlace: Gun ParkPlace: TasmaniaPlace: Van Diemen’s LandPlace: BermudaPlace: StorePlace: Punishment BlockPerson: Willam Burke KirwanPerson: John MitchelPerson: Patrick Ronayne CleburnePerson: David KeanePerson: DrPerson: Barra Ó DonnabháinPerson: Cal McCarthyEvent: StonewallEvent: American Civil WarOrganisation: Cork County CouncilOrganisation: Spike Island Development CompanyOrganisation: UCC
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