Country Wicklow is about one hour drive south of Dublin. Plus the time it takes you to get lost trying to leave Dublin!
In Wicklow itself is a jail. Visiting it is interesting since it has some very bloody history. In fact, I’m told that the staff see ghosts from time to time. I didn’t see any ghosts, the the building is kind of creepy! I am also told a lot of people from the jail ended up being transported to Australia which is how convict ships to down under started!
One fun fact is that at one point medical care in the jail was better than outside it. For this reason local prostitutes committed petty crimes to get arrested and treated for any STDs that they had picked up!