Part 2 of our fact finding mission to Cork was a visit to Cork City Gaol Heritage Centre. The Gaol dates to the same period opening in 1824 a year after Sligo Gaol. In 1870 the west wing was remodelled into a double sided cell wing & in 1878 under the General Prisons (Ireland) Act, the Gaol became an all female prison which it remained until male anti-treaty supporters were incarcerated in 1922/1923. The Gaol closed in August 1923 with all remaining prisoners either released

We had a very interesting fact finding mission to Cork this weekend. We visited Camden Fort Meagher and Cork City Gaol Heritage Centre to get ideas for what can be achieved at Sligo Gaol. The earliest fortifications date to around 1550 at Camden, it served as a British military fort until 1938. In 1989 Cork County Council took over the site and in 2010 the Rescue Camden volunteers began their work restoring the fort. Through their efforts the fort opened to the public in 2013