A great day out

Took a day off work and in the company of Margaret and Rachel paid a visit to Wicklow Gaol. We had a guided tour and it would be difficult to describe accurately what we saw.

If you managed to get out alive it was a miracle. In the 1700s justice did not serve the ordinary man, woman or child. The conditions, disease, torture are well documented and the place (which is supposed to be haunted) has a chilly and foreboding atmosphere. It gives however a good account of events at the time.

https://www.wicklowshistoricgaol.com/

We had a good lunch in the Jailer’s Rest and then walked around Wicklow Town.

There is a monument to Robert Halpin in the town centre and his life story is worth reading, here ....

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Halpin

See some extras, but as they are taken in dark dungeons, quality not so good