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The Irish government closed Keogh Barracks down in 1922. [ 2 ] The building came into possession of the Dublin Corporation and was used to house Dublin families who were on the housing list; they built Keogh Square , which was demolished in 1970, and this was replaced by St. Michaels Estate there. [ 2 ]
These institutions vary in their scope and focus, with some museums dedicated to a specific national or regional context and chronicling the military history of a particular country or region, while other museums may concentrate on a particular conflict, era, service, technology (like an artillery museum), or unit (like a regimental museum).
The Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum is based in Norwich Castle [56] The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum (Royal Warwickshire) is based at St John's House in Warwick [57] The Royal Signals Museum is based at Blandford Camp in Dorset [58] The Royal Sussex Regiment Museum and that of the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars is based at Eastbourne Redoubt ...
Renmore Barracks features a museum that recalls the history of the Connaught Rangers, as well as Renmore Barracks' later role as home to the 1st Infantry Battalion of the Irish Army. Irish soldiers engaging in UN Peacekeeping in Congo, Cyprus, Lebanon, Chad and Afghanistan are remembered at the Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa Museum.
Headquarters, 38th (Irish) Brigade [15] 2nd Battalion, The Rifles [16] Battalion Headquarters & HQ Company, 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment [17] 157 Coy (Det), 102 Battalion, REME [17] 54 MI Coy, 5 Military Intelligence Battalion, Int Corps [17] 32 AEC Gp, Educational and Training Services Branch [18]
During the Second World War the barracks were used as military accommodation by the United States Army. [1] In 1954 an Irish Republican Army unit raided the barracks and seized 340 rifles, 50 Sten guns, 12 Bren guns and a number of small arms. [3] On the night of 12 December 1956 the barracks was attacked again during the IRA's Border Campaign. [4]
Colours of the Royal Irish Regiment (1848) The regiment was formed in 1684 by the Earl of Granard from independent companies in Ireland. [3] As Hamilton's Foot, it served in Flanders during the Nine Years War and at Namur on 31 August 1695, took part in the capture of the Terra Nova earthwork, later commemorated in the song 'The British Grenadiers.' [4] In recognition, of this, William III ...
The Soldiers and Chiefs - The Irish at War at Home and Abroad since 1550 exhibition features military artefacts and memorabilia tracing Ireland's military history from 1550 to the present. [32] It opened to the public in 2005, [33] and spans over 1,700 square metres of exhibition space.