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Spike Island: Saints, Felons and Famine
Spike Island Saints Felons and Famine
Author: Michael Martin
After 14 centuries of military and ecclesiastical heritage, 2005 saw the then-Justice Minister Michael McDowell put in place proposals to turn Spike Island into Ireland?s Alcatraz through the construction of a ?70 million super-prison. Spike Island, situated proudly in Cobh Harbour, has a long penal history. Cromwell used it as a holding center ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781845889104
ISBN-10: 184588910X
Publication Date: 1/1/2008
Pages: 128
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Publisher: The History Press
Book Type: Paperback
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