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1. www.ireland.com › magazine › built-heritageTake a guided tour of Spike Island, County Cork | Ireland.com

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   Spike, like Alcatraz, is certainly one of the most notorious island prisons in the world, but it’s a lot more besides. It was once a monastery and a fortress. But it was also a home. People lived here until as late as 1985 when a prison riot led to a forced evacuation.

2. spikeislandcork.digitickets.ie › event-tickets › 10838Buy Spike Island Tours Tickets online - Spike Island

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   A trip to Spike Island Cork is a trip through 1300 years of Irish history —as well as a chance to experience beautiful nature and wildlife in a wild Irish setting. Departing from the historic and scenic seaside town of Cobh, your ticket includes: The 12-minute return ferry journey across Cork harbour, one of the world’s largest natural ...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Spike_Island_(film)Spike Island (film) - Wikipedia

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   English. Box office. £157,036 [1] Spike Island is a 2012 British comedy film directed by Mat Whitecross and written by Chris Coghill. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and Vertigo Films and produced by Revolver Entertainment. The film is based on the Stone Roses' seminal gig on Spike Island in Widnes, Cheshire, England, and follows the ...

4. www.islandeering.com › islands › spike-islandSpike Island | Islandeering

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   Spike Island, once the site of working quays, shipyards and warehousing, is a vibrant city- centre harbour area with its historic buildings now filled with lively cafes, restaurants and museums. Adjoining Bristol city centre, it comprises a strip of land between the Floating Harbour to the north and the tidal New Cut of the River Avon to the south, from the dock entrance to the west and to ...

5. katiedalysireland.com › 2020 › 08Spike Island in Cork Harbour - Katie Daly's Ireland

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   3. Aug. 2020 · Spike Island Facts. In today’s money, it would cost a billion Euro to build! Spike Island is 4 times larger than Alcatraz island and held 8 times as many prisoners! The largest ever prison in Ireland and Britain with 2300 inmates during the famine years. An island prison on 4 separate occasions, in the 1600’s, 1800’s, 1921 and 1985 to 2004.

6. www.tripadvisor.ie › Attraction_Review-g211925-d1857499SPIKE ISLAND: All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)

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   Spike Island. Discover Ireland's Captains & Convicts and Sinners and Saints at Spike Island Cork, Ireland's historic island. Voted Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction of 2017! The Island is located off the coast of Cobh in Cork harbour & has over 1300 years of Irish history. From an island monastery & fortress to the world's largest prison in ...

7. www.cnn.com › travel › articleSpike Island: Secret staircase discovered at ‘Ireland’s Alcatraz’

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   20. Aug. 2020 · Spike Island. A secret stone staircase, missing from 1804 plans, was recently uncovered during excavation work. John Crotty. Prison islands in paradise. 1 of 14. CNN —. A star-shaped fortress ...