Wicklow Gaol, from where many of Australia's first settlers were given a place on an emigration boat, is to be restored as a heritage centre.

Report shows Main Street, Wicklow.

The jail, inside and out.

Interview with Tom Broderick, Wicklow Development Officer, on the major periods in the history of the jail, its more famous inmates, Australian deportations of prisoners and restoration plans.

Monument to Billy Byrne in Market Square.

The reporter is Kevin McDonald.

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