{"product_id":"every-dark-hour-a-history-of-kilmainham-jail-9781905483211","title":"Every Dark Hour: A History of Kilmainham Jail","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery Dark Hour is the first full-length history of Kilmainham Jail  one of Irelands most visited tourist sites. Written by long-serving archivist  Niamh OSullivan  whose extensive knowledge of the jail and those who were imprisoned there composes a remarkable collage of human experience  the book is lavishly illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs. Kilmainham Jail is perhaps the most important building in modern Irish history. A place of incarceration since its construction in the late eighteenth century  it housed a succession of petty criminals (including sheep rustlers) and  during the Famine  people who committed crimes with the sole aim of being imprisoned there: even the meager rations offered at the jail were better than what was available in other parts of the country. It was a powerful symbol of British rule on the island of Ireland; its residents over the years included the bold Robert Emmet  Charles Parnell  and of course  it was also the place where the 1916 rebels were executed. Every Dark Hour is a colourful and entertaining telling of the history of the jail  a very human story rich with Irish heritage  populated by an endlessly colourful cast of characters in which OSullivan brings her comprehensive knowledge of all the sources relating to the building  from the official records to the graffiti on the walls  and her own personal impressions to bear. Every Dark Hour also chronicles the heroic men and women who gave freely of their time and energies to restore the jail to its former grandeur when it was on the verge of being reclaimed by the elements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45921796325429,"sku":"ByrdShop_190548321X","price":335.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781905483211.jpg?v=1787603333","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/every-dark-hour-a-history-of-kilmainham-jail-9781905483211","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}