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Sat 02 Feb 2010Jailhouse graffiti with a story to tell
The walls of Kilmainham Jail are filled with seemingly inconsequential graffiti, but closer inspection reveals the thoughts of those incarcerated there during the Civil War, writes NIAMH O'SULLIVAN
IT IS NO larger than the palm of your hand. And you have to know exactly where to look for it on the dirty grey wall. But when it comes into focus, in that darkened cell, it is utterly perfect, if somewhat faded.
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