ENGLISH

Spike Island: Saints, Felons and Famine

By Michael Martin

Book information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9780752481104, 9780752481098
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
218 kB (222982 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2023-01-23 15:31:50
History; Nonfiction; HIS018000

Description

After 14 centuries of military and ecclesiastical heritage, 2005 saw the then-Justice Minister Michael McDowell put in place proposals to turn Spike Island into Ireland's Alcatraz through the construction of a €70 million super-prison. Spike Island, situated proudly in Cobh Harbour, has a long penal history. Cromwell used it as a holding center for those awaiting transportation to Barbados, and prisoners of the War of Independence were kept there before the island was finally handed over to the Irish. In 2007, following extensive campaigning by heritage campaigners, these plans were dropped, replaced by plans for its preservation as a heritage site.

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