MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)'s photos with the keyword: grangegorman

IMG 5425-001-Richmond Asylum

25 Nov 2018 1 216
The institution that held poor people with mental health issues. During the famine it was extremely overcrowded and conditions were deplorable. There is still a psychiatric hospital on the grounds.

IMG 5421-001-Grangegorman Female Prison

25 Nov 2018 305
The first women's prison in Ireland. During the Great Hunger, women who had been sentenced to transportation (i.e. to be deported to Australia) were held here before boarding the boat. The smallest of crimes could result in a sentence.

IMG 5422-001-Grangegorman Lower

25 Nov 2018 208
Street sign on the wall around Grangegorman Gaol. The large site is now being redeveloped for educational and technological uses.