Spike Island
The Rebels, Residents & Crafty Criminals of Ireland’s Historic Island
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Prime members: New to Audible?Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Spike Island
Buy for $9.99
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Virtual Voice
-
By:
-
John Crotty
This title uses virtual voice narration
About this listen
Spike Island is the most extraordinary historical location on the island of Ireland. A monastic outpost in the Celtic Sea, a fortress built to defend an Empire, a prison established to intern a nation – the island’s remarkable 1300-year history encapsulates the Irish story better than anywhere else.
In Spike Island the vast history of the island is told from 9000 bc right up to 2004, when the last jail on the island closed. Featuring the voices of prisoners past and island dwellers, and with tales of religious fervour, frequent rebellion, social endeavour and a nation’s unextinguishable yearning for freedom, this long-awaited book reveals the fascinating stories of the captivating characters who lived on the island, served on the island, visited the island or were sentenced to its shores. After 206 years off-limits to the public, Spike Island’s secrets are finally divulged.