Cell, Crumlin Road Gaol
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Cell, Crumlin Road Gaol
Image: © Rossographer Taken: 27 Jul 2014
Typical cell from the 1970s in the gaol. Originally the prison was built for around 500 inmates and each cell was designed to hold only one prisoner but, due to the 'Troubles', by the 1970s the prison population was around 1500 and some cells had 4 inmates.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.609565
Longitude
-5.94199