Play with us!Educational games for primary school

by Sara Rossi

Year _____ /_____

Name: _________________________

Surname:_________________________

Class: _________________________

School: _________________________

The history of the Cork City GaolComplete the text with the missing words.

The Cork City Gaol was designed to

replace the old gaol, overcrowded and

__________________. Mrs Deane and

her son __________________ won the

building contract and John Hogan

developed the __________________.

The gaol opened in

__________________ and in 1878 it

became an _______-___________ prison. In the 1920's, __________________ prisoners were

put in here, and among them there were Countess __________________ Markievicz and the

writer Frank __________________.

The Cork City Gaol closed in __________________, and the top floor of the

__________________ house was used as a __________________ station from 1927 to 1958.

The complex has been __________________ and opened to the public in 1993.

Cork City Gaol 1 Play with us!

Be the judge!Link the crime and the sentence to the correct prisoner.

Prisoner: Convicted of: Sentenced to:

Mary Sullivan Neglecting her children and "accosting a gentleman" 6 months hard labour

Cornelius Kelleher Stealing two brass ball cocks and pick pocket

2 monthswithout hard labour

Henry White Attempting to flee without paying his bills

3 weeksand being whipped

Edward O' Brien Stealing a cap and kitchen tools

1 monthsolitary confinement

Thomas Raile Stealing cloth remnants 7 yearshard labour

Mary-Ann Twohig Being drunk and disorderly 1 or 2 monthsseveral times

Mary McDonnell Stealing books 1 monthhard labour

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Hard labour crosswordsComplete the crossword to discover one of the prisoners' punishments.

1

2

3

4

5

1. Where did Dr. Beamish work?

2. What's the name of the Governor you met?

3. What did Thomas Raile steal?

4. What's the real name of the prisoner Henry White?

5. For what purpose was the drum gallery used on Sundays?

What's the prisoners' punishment hidden in the crossword? How did they use it?

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

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Hard labour crosswords

Find the hidden words in the scheme.

E T O P W E W E R R I S I L E N C E M

G R G L E D E X E C U T I O N A L J E

A A A O R D L O P O S O P O P P O R T

H N T A R O Y A Y A R N G H I A T A S

K S I S A G U K N R T E K W L R H S Y

S P Y G I J I U B T G B M N A T E H S

Y O R I U I O M M T J R B B M R S O E

K R T R L E E H W D A E R T R U D L T

U T W R U O B A L D R A H J U J I E A

A A M U H G W E S T I K H K I Y U I R

R T A A Y I W H I P P I N G G H I L A

T I N N N O T R E M A N D O N O W H P

I O N O I T A R T S I G E R C A N P E

T N E M E N I F N O C Y R A T I L O S

1. Transportation

2. Solitary confinement

3. Separate System

4. Treadwheel

5. Oakum

6. Stonebreaking

7. Execution

8. Hard labour

9. Silence

10. Whipping

11. Clothes

12. Registration

13. Gaol

14. Warder

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The right place for everyoneCheck the map of the Cork City Gaol and find the right place for everyone.

Write on the map the correct number for:

1. The Governor in-duty

2. The Governor off-duty

3. The warders in-duty

4. The warders off-duty

5. The female prisoners

6. The male prisoners

7. The Republican prisoners

8. Dr. Beamish

9. The priest or rector

10. The debtors

Main view:

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Ground floor: First floor:

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An overcrowded hospital

Because many people had to live together in cold cells and poor conditions,

diseases spread easily. Help Dr. Beamish identifying the illnesses of the prisoners:

link the symptoms to the name of the disease.

A rise in the temperature of the body.

Chills and fever, caused by the bites of an infected mosquito.

Acute intestinal infection caused by contaminated water.

Skin eruption with pustules.

Lesions in the lungs.

Itchy rash on the skin.

Typhus

Tuburculosis

Small pox

Gaol Fever

Malaria

Cholera

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The Gaol SudokuFill in the blanks with the correct image.

Each row and column must contain four different images.

Can you recognize what or who the images show?

1. ________________________________

2. ________________________________

3. ________________________________

4. ________________________________

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