Following the 1916 Easter Rising 1,800 Irish prisoners, including Michael Collins, were imprisoned in an old whisky distillery at Frongoch near Bala. Frongoch has a unique place in the history of these islands but was largely overlooked until recently.
![Frongoch Internment Camp Roll Call](http://www.easter-rising-frongoch.wales/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Rare-pic-of-Republican-prisoners-at-Frongoch-250x360-100x100.jpg)
Frongoch Internment Camp
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