| Category: | Historical |
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| Address: | Sligo |
Sligo Gaol is a former prison located in Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland which was open from 1823 to 1959.
The jail sits on an 8-acre (32,000 m2) site and was designed to hold 200 inmates in a polygon-shaped building, with the Governor's residence situated in the centre of the prison. Construction of the jail began in 1818 and it was opened in 1823 at a cost of £30,000.