A cross marks the spot where the leaders listed below were executed after the 1916 Easter Rising.

The British executed, by firing squad, such notable Irish figures as James Connolly, William Pearse, Sean Heuston, Michael Mallin (his 97-year old grandson, a priest, recently visited the jail), Edward Daly, Joseph Plunkett, Thomas Clarke, P.H. Pearse, Michael O'Hanrahan, John MacBride, Eamonn Ceannt, Sean MacDiarmada, and Con Colbert.

Connolly, Pearse, and Heusten all have prominent Dublin transportation hubs named after them.to this day.