Kilmainham Gaol Museum exhibition to remember ‘Forgotten Ten’
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Kevin Barry
A new exhibition at Kilmainham Gaol Museum will remember “The Forgotten Ten” who were hanged in Mountjoy Prison during the Irish war of independence.
The exhibition will be launched next Monday 7 June, the centenary of the final two executions, though will not be open to the public due to public health restrictions.
“The Forgotten Ten” were Kevin Barry (executed 1 November 1920), Patrick Moran, Thomas Whelan, Francis Flood, Bernard Ryan, Thomas Bryan and Patrick Doyle (executed 14 March 1921), Thomas Traynor (executed 25 April 1921) and Patrick Maher and Edmond Foley (executed 7 June 1921).
The description of them as ‘The Forgotten Ten’ refers to the fact that they remained buried behind the high walls of Mountjoy Prison until their reinternment in Glasnevin Cemetery in 2001.
Collections curator Brian Crowley said: “This exhibition on ‘The Forgotten Ten’ features some of the most poignant and moving objects in the Kilmainham Gaol Museum collection.
“Set against the wider background of the war of independence, these artefacts tell personal stories of unbearable loss and sadness. Some of them also reveal how, even in the midst of a bitter conflict, acts of kindness and human connection can still occur.”
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