Category Archives: Prison

The ‘horrid lash’: flogging in garrison towns

by igt_admin Posted on January 19, 2015

One December morning in 1845 the ‘loud and agonizing cries of a person apparently in the extremes of bodily torture and anguish’ echoed through the streets of Castlebar, County Mayo. In the town’s barrack a sergeant of the 30th Regiment … Continue reading →

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Barracks and Prisons: Museums in garrison towns

by igt_admin Posted on November 14, 2012

Time for some reflections on the tourist legacy that garrison towns can exploit. This year, I visited Kilkenny and Cork barracks museums, then Spike Island in Cork Harbour. Each visitor attraction tells a unique story, though Spike Island is by … Continue reading →

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