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The Ghosts of Kilmainham: Ireland's Executioners
In this episode, we leave the battlefield and enter the cold, concrete halls of Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin. While many know the site as the prison where the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising were executed, its history is far more complex and brutal. We explore the rise of 'Bloody' Browne, the military governor who oversaw hundreds of executions during the Napoleonic Wars, and the chilling efficiency of the firing squad process. Lucas and Luna discuss how Kilmainham evolved from a place of political imprisonment to a theater of state terror, and how the very stones that held Wolfe…
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