Newgate Prison, Dublin
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Newgate Prison was a place of detention in Dublin, Ireland. It was initially located at Cornmarket, near Christ Church Cathedral, on the south side of the Liffey and was originally one of the city gat
Front elevation of Green Street building by Robert Pool
Dublin Gate 1608 displaying the heads of Irish rebels Cahir O'Doherty and Felim Riabhach McDavitt
Newgate Prison front and gallows
Sheares brothers
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The Sheares Brothers, Henry, and John were prominent members in Ireland of the republican Society of United Irishmen. Active in Cork and in Dublin, they opposed a Protestant faction in the leadership
Newgate Prison, Dublin
…in 1893 it was used as a fruit and vegetable market. The outline of some of the Newgate Prison foundations are still visible at St. Michan's Park. Sheares brothers Green Street Courthouse…
John Sheares, Henry Sheares