Kilmainham Gaol

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About Conor Cullen

I purchased my first camera in May 2012, around the time of my 30th birthday, and it has now become the primary way I populate this site. I couldn't afford a Porsche. I'm very much a beginner in photography terms, but I'm having fun trying things out and, hopefully, learning as I go. I'm addicted to chocolate and have a serious pastry fetish. Especially if those pastries are Danish. I can't stop listening to music, all the time. I share many things in common with many older Irish ladies, like a devotion to good cups of tea and a deep love of jumpers that, for some reason, other people don't consider so "cool" unless I'm wearing them ironically. I'm not wearing them ironically. I wouldn't even know how. My current favourite jumper is mustard in colour and features three ducks, reminsicent of the ones from Duck Hunt on the original Nintendo. It was a present. Thanks Naomi. I come alive when I'm creating something or helping someone. I have yet to put this knowledge to satisfactory use. The quest for truly worthwhile living continues. I am a peaceful person, but if I am ever to be convinced to go to war for any cause your best bet is good manners. I'm not all that moved by religion, power or money, but if you don't just hold that door for a second I could become John Rambo. In a skinny, passive aggressive kind of way. I love trees. I have a dog called Rusty. He is very handsome, friendly and charming and will feature in many of my photographs. Much like me, all Rusty wants is generous amounts of food and attention. And a beach to play on. The thing I want to hear about most is ideas. I have a strong interest in digital and social media platforms, particularly how they can be used (imaginatively) in a communications context. I’m a sandwich enthusiast and innovator. All sandwich suggestions welcome. The views expressed here are solely and wholly my own etc

Posted on January 21, 2013, in Photography, History, Dublin, Travel, Architecture, Ireland and tagged , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 84 Comments.

  1. Andrew Harvard | January 21, 2013 at 11:00 am

    Photo 3 reveals it all to me

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    • Conor Cullen | January 21, 2013 at 11:09 pm

      This relatively small prison held 9,000 people at one point. Incredible. During the famine people were deliberately committing crimes so they would get put in there, for the very small rations of food and a roof over their heads. It must have been horrific though.

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  2. Lisa | January 21, 2013 at 11:54 am

    grim place….

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  3. Janet Williams | January 21, 2013 at 12:24 pm

    Well aren’t these just stunning!!!!
    Also very smart to go on a day there wasnt loads of people!

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    • Conor Cullen | January 21, 2013 at 11:06 pm

      Thanks Janet!

      There were loads of people, I just dropped back on the tour and may have also gone off for a few wanders on my own, though I don’t think that’s strictly condoned :)

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  4. patsheridan | January 21, 2013 at 1:14 pm

    Great set of images Conor. Very inventive and great angles. The us of b&w really suits. Well done.
    Pat

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  6. John | January 21, 2013 at 2:27 pm

    Beautiful work Conor. This place is scary, such history.

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  7. Southern Sea Muse | January 21, 2013 at 2:32 pm

    Utterly haunting…thanks for this moving post.

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  8. lovelyfae57 | January 21, 2013 at 3:14 pm

    Love the choice of the black & white theme, just makes it that much more eerie!

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  12. Phil Lanoue | January 21, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    Wow, really looks foreboding. Excellent in B&W!

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  14. Anfree Dogart | January 21, 2013 at 5:08 pm

    Very very impressive series!!!

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  15. ckponderings | January 21, 2013 at 5:20 pm

    Great images – very atmospheric! :D

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  16. ljlenehan | January 21, 2013 at 6:14 pm

    Kilmainham Gaol is one of my absolute favorite tours – the history is bone chillingly sad… Your photos do justice!

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  17. 2e0mca | January 21, 2013 at 9:09 pm

    Great B&W images – I especially like the od door with the gleaming new padlock :-)

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  18. Richard Guest | January 21, 2013 at 9:55 pm

    Fantastic sequence, Conor. You can kind of see why gaol gets called chokey.

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  21. rynnasaryonnah | January 22, 2013 at 12:35 am

    I don’t know if you watch American Horror Story Asylum but this place reminds me of Briarcliff. Great shots.

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  22. Alex Autin | January 22, 2013 at 1:04 pm

    How completely interesting! Great images!

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  23. Leo | January 22, 2013 at 2:11 pm

    A great blog and very educational. It looks a forbidding place to be sent to. We still have some like that still in commission.

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  24. ShaneWozEre | January 22, 2013 at 2:31 pm

    Haha. I did Kilmainham just a few weeks ago myself (haven’t published the photos yet) Fun to see the similar ideas (and where you had better ones too) I’ll let you know when I publish the pics so you can counter-judge me (yours are better, though)

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  25. mflahertyphoto | January 22, 2013 at 7:09 pm

    Whoa, very powerful mood evoked.

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  26. canalcook | January 22, 2013 at 8:19 pm

    I have never actually been to Kilmainham, it is top of my list of things I really have to do when I live in Dublin again

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  27. Ana VFCH | January 23, 2013 at 12:05 am

    Nice B&W photos. Best,
    Ana

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  28. disashisoul | January 23, 2013 at 4:13 am

    Fantastic photos, such a prolific use of black and white. Great work!

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  29. timruane24 | January 23, 2013 at 4:21 am

    It’s great to see such fine straight-up, black-and-white photography. :)

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  30. sued51 | January 23, 2013 at 2:03 pm

    Conor,
    Amazing photos…the black and white goes with the subject and shows off the peeling paint and textures quite well. Nice job…

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  31. Kate Walsh (@Katiewalsh13) | January 23, 2013 at 6:14 pm

    Great photographs – haunting shots of what is a haunting place

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  32. limerickslife | January 23, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    I remember visiting there as a child and being overwhelmed, your photographs have captured that feeling once again, well done.

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  33. rabirius | January 23, 2013 at 10:23 pm

    Some really great pictures.

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  34. Mary Gilmartin | January 24, 2013 at 3:51 am

    Nice series of photographs in B&W. The first one captured my attention, perhaps because it’s pitch black except for the glow of light on the right wall. I see a mystery unfolding…

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  35. emmastafford1 | January 25, 2013 at 1:38 am

    Reblogged this on emmastafford1 and commented:
    For a guy that bought his first camera less than a year ago, my friend Conor sure knows how to use it! Here’s he’s captured Ireland’s historic Kilmainham Gaol in all it’s bleak and imposing glory. I’ve never visited it but now I want to more than ever.

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  36. windhound | January 25, 2013 at 5:44 pm

    You did justice to the amazing artwork and architectural details but it can’t be an easy place to visit.

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  37. adinparadise | January 26, 2013 at 12:59 am

    Amazing photos. I love the spiral staircases.

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  38. zefugitive | January 27, 2013 at 10:03 am

    I saw this place in the movie ”In the name of the father” but, unofrtunately, not when I was in Dublin.
    Great photos, remarkable place…

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  39. andreeabindea | February 1, 2013 at 9:28 pm

    I am loving these. Particularly the one with SIN. It describes us so well, unfortunately. Keep it up. You’re very good at capturing moments and places. x

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  40. rohan7things | February 7, 2013 at 11:23 am

    Fantastic pics Conor! You definitely captured the creepy sense of foreboding, what a history that pace has!

    By the way I got a camera and started taking photos in May 2012 as well, that’s interesting :)

    Take care, keep snapping!

    Rohan.

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    • Conor Cullen | February 7, 2013 at 11:41 am

      Thanks Rohan!
      Your blog is great, I really enjoy my (peaceful!) visits there :) Hope you are having as much fun taking photos as I am. I think once we hit May 2013 we are oficially no longer beginners!
      Conor

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  42. Distance Landaverde | February 13, 2013 at 6:00 pm

    I think these photos are just simply smashing. The sense of place and the mood captured wonderfully.

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