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The Marshalsea Dublin (the City Marshalsea) was a debtor’s prison located at the rear of Bridgefoot St. in Dublin Ireland. That name was derived from the prison at Southwark belonging to the Marshal of the King’s Household which closed in 1842.After the closure of The Black Dog prison in 1794 the City Marshalsea was considered the worst prison in the city. It was run privately for profit. Families of prisoners could also reside there to protect them from their creditors.