What is recorded here

County Gaol stood in County Galway, Ireland, a prison built to confine rather than preserve memory. Its stones likely held men and women stripped of name and choice, waiting in darkness for judgement or forgetting. The gap in records does not erase suffering; it redirects attention to the lived experience behind the wall.

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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