plaque · Ireland

Kilkenny Gaol

Original block from Kilkenny jail. Built 1820, used until 1933, demolished 1948. Most of the stone is in the bank of Nowlan Park. This stone marks the site of the old Kilkenny Gaol.

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Historic England, National Heritage List for England, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. War memorial records are drawn from open community datasets (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NHLE) — never from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which is excluded.

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