Gaol n. : A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail.

Example:
How can I find out who was the superintendent for a Gaol in 1837?

Taxonomy
prisons, prisoners, inmates, jails, pods, institution, cells, United States, imprisonment, sentence, reoffending, crime, reduction, Jail Inmates, Principle, staff supervision, Prison population, criminals.

Defination from the web:
jails in the Republic of Ireland were built in the 19th century, including Kilmainham Gaol (no longer in use), Mountjoy Prison and Portlaoise Prison. ... As with prisons, some jails have different wings for certain types of offenders, and have work programs for inmates who ...