Years of decay, working electricity and a property with history spanning more than 200 years, with this derelict site that we finally infiltrated earlier this year, we knew we had hit the jackpot. In today’s Urbandoned video, we explore a massive, abandoned prison that has been shuttered since 2015. Join us as we head beyond the towering wall to see the structure frozen in time for ourselves. Hi guys, just quickly before this video begins, I want to announce Issue #3 of the official Urbandoned magazine is now available to pre-order! You can find it online on our website linked in the description if you would like to grab yourselves a copy. We’re aiming to have them released in just under two weeks, just so they will be there just in time for Christmas if you fancy a
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lead article, just because of the insane mission required to get into that place - the whole story is documented in the magazine along with some exclusive pictures you won’t see anywhere else. So yeah, if you are interested, be sure to pre-order one down below and we hope that you guys enjoy today’s video. I’ll be reading this… Behind the scenes, years of dedication had gone into this moment, finally wandering the overgrown roads in between the prison’s many buildings. Barbed wire capped fences and a huge perimeter wall enclose us inside the secured grounds, yet all we can focus on is the exploration beginning. Alistair: Holy sh**! This place is decaying perfectly. Oh wow… straight into a cell corridor with a skylight. Oh my god, it was so worth it! All the effort and it’s raining now on the
skylight just to make it even more ambient. Alistair: Check this out. Regular lights and blue lights, I imagine
for night time, potentially when the wardens wanted to have a little look inside through the peephole, but not disturb the person sleeping. It’s crazy that that still works. Thankfully, the prison was not disappointing and we were walking past the eerie cells transfixed at the fascinating premises totally vacant, every section open and accessible for us. Alistair: Staircase has mirrors. Just have to hope that the CCTV cameras aren’t working in here. This is an even better floor. Obviously have all the suicide prevention netting, which shows it was probably quite a high category prison. Alistair: I love the old numbers on the doors. Old papers, probably from the inmates. That’s a poster from 2011, twelve years
ago. In the 1800s, a barracks was opened by the British government containing a detention centre built to hold military prisoners, ran by the army. Numerous executions occurred at the prison over the years, as well as the barracks itself, until the 1970s, when the jail structures
were taken over by the government for use as a civil prison. Alistair: ‘Surgery.’ Could be something really cool in here. ‘Dentistry.’ It’s a heavy door. That’s probably where it would have been. You can see the side sinks have been took down, but clearly a dentistry sink. Probably an office back here, as well. This is cool. ‘Dental journal.’ Was it ever used? Christ. One of the biggest books I’ve ever seen. Oh yeah, it was. ‘2011,’ as well, just like the poster. ‘Medical officers inspection book.’ This is fascinating. Would have to have had everything to need in the prison, where obviously, people had to live. Alistair: Possibly more treatment stuff down here. This is just a consultant room. Treatment room is at the end of the corridor. Yeah. That’s pretty cool. Shame it’s not more old, but I guess this place was modernised before it closed. Alistair: We’re venturing up now to the
highest point of this cell block. Can hear the rain pattering on the skylight. This is apparently the ‘drug free unit.’ That’s Oli! ‘Pharmacy.’ It’s a big shame. Do I open the fridge? There’s no way the fridge is locked. Oh yeah, it does have a lock. I guess that shows you what protection they had, especially on things that could be very hazardous, like needles and overdoses. There’s some stuff in here. Looks like remains from the stuff that they had to throw out when this place closed. Alistair: Here’s the top floor. You can see there’s some notices still left, although the condensation has made them hard to read now. ‘Timetables,’ an art competition. Really interesting. Is this a control booth, potentially? No, it’s the governor’s office. ‘Any person wishing to see the governor, must give their name to their class officer the previous day at 5pm.’ This is where he would’ve sat with a 360 window to look over everyone, probably intimidate them. Alistair: This has made me quite curious. Just a square room. No doors leading off from it, with bars all the way around. Could be completely wrong here, and this is just a guess, but sometimes they had a pen in prisons where misbehaving inmates would be sent. Possibly, this would be that, just so they were completely on show for everyone to see and make it somewhere they wouldn’t end up again. Really can’t think of another use for it,
to be honest. Alistair: ‘No explicit content permitted
since 2004.’ These are really cool. ‘Not necessary to have your name put down to see the doctor for nicorette patches (to stop smoking) or for some lotions or creams. It would be of great benefit to the service if you asked the medical orderly or nurse first and if you queries if not answered,
then by all means, see the doctor.’ They donated a lot of money to the Olympics in Ireland, there. This is just information about the different medical clinics and when they would be open, and where they are, as well. I think there’s a couple. Alistair: Looks to be some more natural light, here. Really nice floor, here, too. This is another wing. Oh wow! Oh my god… okay this is ridiculous. Look at the decay… I’ve seen photos of this room specifically, when it was active, and it’s hardly changed, really. The doors are still there. All the rooms have bunk beds again. Wow… how far would we go for one place where we’ve seen no internals and it requires a lot of work to get inside? Worth it when it’s like this. This three-storey atrium design was a real spectacle of abandonment, exactly what we had been praying for whilst the prison had been defeating us. Decaying in dramatic fashion, with dated architecture reminiscent of a castle, every cell identical with a bunk bed inside, we were encapsulated by what we can consider one of our greatest finds to date. Alistair: This is the shower block up here - just a gate for your privacy. Got to squeeze through because it doesn’t open all the way. ‘Spitting is not cool and can spread the
following…’ I imagine, compared to the cell block we were just in, the prisoners, here, are probably worse, in terms of the crime committed. You really don’t get any privacy, the cubicle doors are so low. Alistair: ‘Chaplain room.’ Just a small office. There’s more really nice decay. The lights don’t work in here - this is
quite cool. What’s this? The library, maybe? There’s no signs to indicate that, so I’d
assume not. Alistair: More of the same down here, besides the lack of the skylight and a bit less decay. The top floor has got the most, clearly. Here, though, you can make out the cool floor design - it’s very retro and you can clearly see the three storey design of this prison. Alistair: Just doing a little lap of this
one. All the bunk beds are still there, but they have ripped out the power for them. I’m not going to risk pressing a switch
like that. Yeah, it’s mostly the same, but still just
really cool. Still, so many more buildings to see, as well, and the admin of this section. Whiteboard notice: ‘medicine times: 8am, 12am, 4pm, 7pm.’ So cool! So, I assume this would have been one of the doctor’s offices we saw earlier. Looks more like a staffroom, though, with the microwave. Alistair: This room, here, is quite cool,
right at the end of the top floor of the corridor. It would have just been a monitoring room, maybe with CCTV cameras, but the decay and the power on is just awesome. Alistair: Fewer lights on here, and you can see the water damage that’s coming down. Feels very American, this prison. It’s very different to the big scale one
we did in Italy and another big scale one we did in England last year. Love the design, though. More notices, there. Look at the huge speakers, as well - I’m
sure they were used quite a lot. There’s a wheelchair, here. That will probably go to admin, I imagine. Alistair: This one is a bit freaky - it looks
as if it’s been setup for a shot. I think they might have done filming in here, maybe that’s what it was, but if not… actually, it’s right here on the right. It says everything. ‘Closure on February 2015.’ Was used as a film set, probably not going
to say which film just in this clip, but that’s very interesting. After the facility had been refurbished from its period as a military prison, it eventually opened as a commital jail in the early 1980s. Throughout the following decades, overcrowding quickly became an issue, with the maximum capacity of 300 inmates typically holding 30 more. The structure was threatened by modernisation unless something changed. Alistair: This looks interesting. This is pretty cool actually - I think this
is solitary condiment. Very secure cells, much more modern than the others, as well. It’s a bit creepy. It would be very creepy by yourself at night in this place. These are padded cells actually. Yeah, they are. That is pretty cool. Got a monitor in there, as well, you can see people have scratched at it. Look, it actually is. I can see it cracking. It’s not the softest thing, not what I would imagine when it comes to a padded cell, as well, but it definitely is. Alistair: So clean in here compared to the decay, probably because it was built more recently, so it’s more secure. This is an identical corridor, I didn’t
notice the sinks mid corridor last time, though. No padded cells at the end of this one. After exploring much of the gigantic main block, we decided to head outside during a break in the rain, firstly taking a look at
one of two entrance gates, equipped with plenty of old-fashioned CCTV cameras. Alistair: Look at all the balls. Wow, this is fascinating. It’s like a jungle out here. See to my left is a football pitch. Looks heavily protected. Double bunches of razor wire, massive fences and a massive wall. A room to my right, as well, which would probably look over everyone. With the overcrowding a large concern, in the 2000s, visitors described the complex as ‘archaic’ and ‘outdated,’ which
was probably a combination of reasons for a new updated prison to begin construction soon afterwards. Directly opposite this jail, this expensive development opened in 2015, consequently resulting in the closure of the prison after 200 years of detention, and the start of its defunct demise. Alistair: The blue lighting just like the
ones in the bedrooms for nighttime. That goes outside. There’s another nice staircase, here. Not seen this one yet. This might be my favourite so far, again with the netting. Oh wow… this is visitation, isn’t it? Some of them are even still setup. This is so interesting. I imagine these facilities aren’t how it
is now and they are probably quite outdated than just two wooden chairs. There’s no protective screening, but it’s
fascinating to see how it was ten, fifteen, twenty years ago. This area would have allowed members of the public to come and contact their relatives or friends staying within the prison. It was particularly interesting to witness the seating and tables still arranged for these rare, but special meetings. Alistair: Okay, here’s the gym and the chapel at the far end. Seriously decaying in here, there’s so much water damage and it’s a wooden floor. Alistair: A very small religious room, here. I feel like there might be a larger chapel
considering we’re in Ireland, but I don’t know where it is. Alistair: ‘This is a courtroom. Please stay quiet.’ ‘Video link.’ Paper stays so clean, it’s bizarre. Doesn’t look like this was ever used, though, I can’t get the right page. It was. This is more realistic for what we saw in the main block in that room that might have been used for filming - 2016 date. Alistair: Just checking the gym’s projector room. Theo: I don’t think there’s any projector. It’s completely covered with stuff. Alistair: Like old stuff? Theo: It’s like books, boxes, nothing in
particular. Alistair: Are you actually at the projector windows, here? Theo: Yeah, I can see them here. It’s a bit weird. I think it would have been bigger. Alistair: Holy sh**. Good god! If I didn’t have my torch, I might have
walked into that. Unbelievable flooding affecting all of the downstairs. This is a more modern space for visitors and this does have the protective glass. There’s no phones remaining, but I can see the chairs on the other side. Alistair: We’re definitely into the admin
section, here. Look at this going up there. Maybe more cells? I’ll have to go check that out in a bit. Holy sh**! Wow. It’s a total switch-up from the dark floors beneath to all this natural light and amazing decay. Love the use of skylights in this prison. Alistair: This gives extreme swimming pool vibes. Maybe, these were just showers for the staff. Got a little reception where you would sign in, so I would actually doubt it’s for staff, because I feel like the staff would be given more privacy. Literally overlooks the showers. Alistair: The tag for this room has been scratched off, but with the old wallpaper, looks like a boardroom, I think, but these tables have been all connected and some big meetings would go on here. Alistair: There is the lost name tag. This would have been the governor’s suite, maybe. Alistair: We just passed through the courtyard, but it’s a bit too rainy to film. ‘All persons entering are obliged to sign
in and out in the gate book provided.’ This would have been one of the two gates. This here, I assume, would have been the security office. Power is already on. Check out this! All of the seats still set out like a little
waiting room. So freaky, you can see the decay but the fact that the power is on and it’s untouched, just makes this place so cool. Alistair: Some strange sound coming from down here. Computer wiring. This would have been all the CCTV monitors. They have been removed, but you can see where they would’ve been. Labels on them, too, to indicate which ones which, so that really tells us that the CCTV is no more and we don’t need to worry about it. No idea what that sound is, though. There were still many buildings dotted across the site, so following completion of the larger areas, we headed towards them. With rain still hammering against the mothballed site, we were grateful that once you were beyond the boundary, all the doors had been left ajar. Alistair: Not expecting much, to be honest. Looking through the windows in some, and they look quite stripped. Yeah, this might be workshops, typical thing for a prison. I can see to the right, they were building
the roof to a house, unless this was used for something else after closure, but I doubt it. Yeah, just giving back to the community, I guess. Alistair: Interesting paintings. If these were done by prisoners, they are
very good. I think a lot of this building that we are
in now was used for storage, though. Alistair: ‘School.’ Interesting, maybe some classrooms. Feel like it’s going to be stripped. There’s a kitchen, here. Alistair: There’s a few interesting things,
I am noticing in this room. This, here, is an old kiln, so I think they
would have made stuff out of clay. It’s obviously another workshop, and then this, here, too - different people’s names when they were here. ‘5 years, 1 year, 2 1/2. 3 years in 2010.’ Really interesting. Unfortunately, this workshop and education centre had been stripped, and it appeared that they may have been vacated long before the rest of the site, so it didn’t take us long to leave them too. Alistair: Got one building, here, it looks
quite modern and I think this is the final one that we haven’t been in yet. Straight away… into a huge kitchen space, so maybe this is the canteen. Yeah. 100%. It’s totally stripped of any furnishings. The courtyard, here, is quite cool though. I feel like this would have been for staff,
not prisoners, because I haven’t seen any signs of protection. Alistair: God. I don’t know if this one is really worth
the look around, to be honest. I will probably conclude things, here. Oh my god! Absolute shell, but to my right, I’ve just
seen an army. I think I’m just going to leave them be,
to be honest, because I doubt there’s anything, here, it just looks like a staff building. We’ll call it there - what a place! Honestly, so glad that the effort was put in. Four tries over the space of two years. This probably has been the most expensive abandoned building that we have ever been to and god, it was worth it and I hope you enjoyed. We aren’t sure what will happen to the impressive, abandoned jail. As it was purposefully revitalised as a prison in the 1980s, and is now well and truly past its expiration, it is unlikely that it will
be used again. Sat next to its modern replacement, slowly crumbling into disrepair, it seems the only option that remains is demolition. Hopefully, you enjoyed our coverage of the premises. Just a final reminder that you can learn more about the property, and our infiltration in Issue #3 of our magazine linked in the description, which features this location in the lead article. Here are some of our photographs captured at the abandoned prison. If you like the look of them, check out our Instagram page in the description, where we share images from our explores months before they are seen on YouTube. Thanks for watching! Hope you are as excited as we are that we
are releasing another a magazine. We can’t wait for you to read it and hear
your feedback! More unseen buildings coming fast. See you next time!
