

33 Kilkenny rebels held on Spike Island in 1921 named
Kilkenny rebels held on Spike Island named as part of new exhibition. Spike Island is commemorating 100 years since the opening of a War of Independence prison on the island, which saw over 1200 Irish rebels held for their part in Irelands fight for freedom in 1921. The ‘Imprisoning a Nation’ exhibition will include new artefacts, new prisoner diaries and new stories on information panels. Also, part of the exhibition will be a recently discovered 1985 recording of a former