Spike Island: Saints, Felons and Famine

by 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 for those awaiting transportation to Barbados, and prisoners of the War of Independence were kept there...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184588910X
• ISBN13: 9781845889104
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 7.7"