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2 days ago · Spike Island is set to mark the 86th anniversary of its independence with a spectacular family fun evening and fireworks display on Saturday, 13th July. This historic event commemorates the handover of the prison fortress from Britain on 11th July 1938, transforming the island into one of Ireland’s most iconic historical landmarks.
5 days ago · Spike Island’s Republican Prisoners in 1921. During the Irish War of Independence‚ the fort on Spike Island in County Cork was the largest British military run prison for republican prisoners and internees in the Martial Law area. During 1921‚ approximately 300 prisoners and 900 internees were imprisoned there. Most of the…
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2 days ago · 1,300 fireworks will light up Cork Harbour, symbolising the inmates who tragically lost their lives on Spike Island. 86th birthday celebrations and commemorations will take place at Spike Island on July 13th. It will be marked with a family fun evening and fireworks display to commemorate the handover of Spike Island from Britain to Ireland in ...
1 day ago · It’s only fitting that an island measuring just under 5 kilometers long and 1.6 kilometers wide, with a population of under 600 people, be home to the world’s smallest prison.
3 days ago · According to the FBI, during its 29 years of operation from 1934-1963, no inmate ever successfully fled the island and survived. [^1] And yet, nearly 60 years ago in June 1962, three hardened criminals vanished from their cells, never to be seen again. Their ingenious escape plot and unknown fates have become one of the most enduring mysteries ...
1 day ago · Spike Island have announced they will commemorate the 86th anniversary of its independence on Saturday July 13th with a fireworks display setting Cork Harbour alight. This momentous occasion for one of Ireland’s most iconic historical landmarks will also include a family fun evening to mark the handover of the prison fortress from Britain on ...
5 days ago · Spike Island’s Republican Prisoners in 1921. During the Irish War of Independence‚ the fort on Spike Island in County Cork was the largest British military run prison for republican prisoners and internees in the Martial Law area. During 1921‚ approximately 300 prisoners and 900 internees were imprisoned there. Most of the…
