Written in Stone: The Graffiti in Kilmainham Jail Book

Kilmainham Jail has housed many of Ireland's key historical figures in the struggle for independence, from the 1798 rebellion through to the Civil War. Although it also held many ordinary criminals as well, the political prisoners were proud to sacrifice their freedom for the cause they believed in. They were determined to leave their mark on the jail, and on history, and inscribed their names or mottos on various walls, doorways, and window sills in the building. Names include the inspirational (Robert Emmet, De Valera), the threatened (Michael Collins, Richard Mulcahy) and names of the less well-known but equally important (the Clifford sisters, Annie Sinnott, James Roberts).