Cork City Gaol is definitely worth a visit - and I highly recommend the audio tour (available in many languages)! It has been impressively restored and refurbished with great attention to detail. And although it is designed for tourists, who often want to hear gruesome stories, the respect for the prisoners is not lost. We loved it there!

A brilliant and well preserved piece of history, it was interesting the whole way through. I paid two extra euros for the audio-guide which was well worth it. The staff were friendly and helpful and they went above and beyond. One of the employees was doing a tour for a group of blind/partially-sighted people and she was so good to them, right up to helping them out the door of the gaol and down the steps to the street. A real example of the brilliant Corkonian people.

We really enjoyed our visit to the gaol. We used the audio guide which was great. Easy to use and clear. The kids aged 11 and 16 both found it interesting too and the building itself is absolutely beautiful. We would absolutely recommend this for any age of visitor.