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She wrote in her diary "But, praise the saints, it is only February yet. Maybe by before Hawthorne [sic] time I shall be in Speen again, or the garden of Roebuck, or Glenmalure." (Diary extract courtesy @Jamesjli)

But Winter's broken and earth has woken,    And the small birds cry again; And the hawthorn hedge puts forth its buds,    And my heart puts forth its pain.

A view of the Gaol today from Emmet Road

With record winds from #StormÉowyn today, we were reminded of a storm which took place on the night of St. Patrick's Day in 1857. A chimney in the governor's quarters blew down, crashed through the roof of a bedroom and badly injuring Mrs. Allison, the Governor's wife.

Due to the red weather warnings issued for Storm Éowyn, Kilmainham Gaol will be closed tomorrow, Friday 24th January. We hope to reopen on Saturday depending on conditions. Tickets booked for tomorrow's cancelled tours has been refunded.

Morning shadows in the East Wing of Kilmainham Gaol

@ECMFCM … we feel it unnecessary to occupy our space with any description. Our engraving pourtrays [sic] them with sufficient accuracy." 5/5

Late last year we installed a new section in our permanent exhibition which is dedicated to telling the story of the Civil War executions in Kilmainham Gaol. (Extract from Dorothy Macardle’s diary is courtesy of @Jamesjli). 5/5

(image of Eithne Coyle courtesy Delia McDevitt, image of Rosamund Jacob courtesy @NLIreland) 3/3