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If you'd like to learn more about Ireland's capital, be sure to pay a visit to the infamous Kilmainham Jail when booking into Dublin hotels. Choose the perfect spot for your hotel accommodation, settle in, and set about exploring this historical location. If you love finding out more about your holiday destinations, you won't be disappointed when you visit Dublin. The area has a rich yet tragic past, and there are few places to get such a vivid insight into previous eras than at Kilmainham Jail. The city was originally founded as a Viking settlement before succumbing to Celtic rule and then being governed from London. Eventually the nation gained independence in 1922 following the Easter Rising insurrection of 1916 - a bloody rebellion that took place in Dublin. Various leaders of the Rising, along with many other criminals, were held at the jail at some time or other. Established in 1796, the correctional facility both housed and put to death law-breakers until its closure in 1924. Some of the most famous names to be detained here included Robert Emmet and Charles Stewart Parnell. Emmet was an Irish nationalist, orator and rebel who led an uprising in 1803 and was subsequently executed for high treason. Parnell was a nationalist political leader, founder of the Irish Parliamentary Party and a land reform agitator. Now, the jail is one of Europe's largest unoccupied prisons and a top attraction for visitors looking to find out more about Ireland's history. Step inside and you'll be able to see for yourself a large exhibition detailing the penal and political history of the facility. When you walk around the prison, you'll be able to experience firsthand what it was like for the inmates residing here, as well as gaining an insight into some of Ireland's modern history. If you'd like to explore the wider area, a Kilmainham walk could be the best way to learn more about the city. Starting at Heuston Station, you'll travel past an 18th century hospital and a 17th century former Old Soldiers Home, which was once the second largest of the world's military hospitals. Now, the facility houses a modern art museum. After stopping off at the prison, you'll be led to a striking memorial - the biggest to be found in Ireland and the UK - which concludes the two-hour excursion.
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