Kilmainham Gaol

former prison in Ireland
Organization prison Q1049842
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Kilmainham Gaol

Summary

Kilmainham Gaol is a prison[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of prison entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,164 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kilmainham Gaol is located in Dublin[3].
  • Kilmainham Gaol is in the country of Ireland[4].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's instance of is recorded as prison[5].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's instance of is recorded as defunct prison[6].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's instance of is recorded as prison museum[7].
  • Kilmainham Gaol took place at Kilmainham[8].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's Commons category is recorded as Kilmainham Gaol[9].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.34166666666667, 'lon': -6.309444444444445}[10].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's parent organization or unit is recorded as Office of Public Works[11].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's official website is recorded as https://kilmainhamgaolmuseum.ie/[12].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's main subject is prison museum[13].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][14].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's heritage designation is recorded as national monument of Ireland[15].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's date of official opening is recorded as 1796[16].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's date of official opening is recorded as 1960[17].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ga', 'text': 'Príosún Chill Mhaighneann'}[18].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kilmainham Gaol'}[19].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's date of official closure is recorded as 1924[20].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of Kilmainham Gaol[21].
  • Kilmainham Gaol's historic county is recorded as County Dublin[22].

Body

Operations

Kilmainham Gaol's parent organization or unit is recorded as Office of Public Works[11].

Why It Matters

Kilmainham Gaol ranks in the top 1% of prison entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,164 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . kilmainhamgaolmuseum.ie. kilmainhamgaolmuseum.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Dublin
    Instance of prison, defunct prison, prison museum
    Country
    Category for the interior of the item Category:Interior of Kilmainham Gaol
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/vaznica-kilmainham/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:"
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