Memorials & monuments · Northern Ireland
Derry Gaol
In or near Derry.
Derry Gaol is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
Lead image from Wikipedia — see linked article for original photographer and licence licence
About
Derry Gaol is a memorial in ireland. According to Wikipedia: "Derry Gaol, also known as Londonderry Gaol, refers to one of several gaols (prisons) constructed consecutively in Derry, Northern Ireland. Derry Gaol is notable as a place of incarceration for Irish Republican Army (IRA) members during the Irish Civil War, and for its numerous executions, seven of which took place between 1820 and 1923. On Christmas day 1939 interned Irish Republican prisoners took control of the jail, protesting their continued imprisonment without charges or trials. On 20 March 1943, 21 Irish Republican prisoners tunneled their way out of Derry Jail with the assistance of Jimmy Steele (republican) and Ned Maguire. This escape was referred to as 'The Big Derry Jail Escape'."
- Coordinates
- 54.9929, -7.3252
Sources
- osm: n4361658460 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Derry Gaol (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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