The Kilmainham Gaol was built in 1796 in Dublin, Ireland. The three main pillars represented in this prison were silence, segregation, and supervision. The gaol represented a place of political tension during the Irish conflict. During my tour here, we learned about the impact that the Great Hunger of the 1840's had on people inside and outside of the walls of the Kilmainham Gaol. Food was so rare to come across, that many people were actually trying to get inside the gaol to be able to receive food. During this time, 1 million people died outside of the walls, while only 82 died within.