History of Nenagh Heritage Centre, Tipperary
Come & visit. Admission free!
The Nenagh Heritage Centre is located in two stone Georgian buildings, built in
1840-1842 as the Governor's House and Gatehouse of an extensive Gaol complex
for North Tipperary, which held thousands of prisoner's until its closure
in 1887.
Condemned cells in the Gatehouse held persons who were sentenced to death by
hanging. Between 1842 and 1858, seventeen Tipperary men were executed here.
Shortly after the prison closed in 1887, it was taken over by the local Tipperary branch
of the Sisters of Mercy for educational purposes.
The Heritage Centre has been open to visitors to County Tipperary since 1984.
For further information, please contact Arlene
White on 067 33850
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