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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).
During the Irish Civil War the barracks were seized by the anti-treaty forces; however in the ensuing battle there were many direct hits from gunfire. [4] By the end of the Irish Civil War the infantry barracks were in a very dilapidated state [5] and the artillery barracks had been largely destroyed when a direct hit exploded in the magazine. [4]
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]
Collins Barracks (Irish: Dún Uí Choileáin) [1] is a military barracks on the Old Youghal Road on the north side of Cork in Ireland.Originally serving as a British military barracks from the early 19th century, it was handed-over to the Irish military following the Irish War of Independence, and remains the headquarters of the 1st Brigade of the Irish Army. [2]
This is a list of Irish military installations occupied by the Defence Forces (including Army, Air Corps, Naval Service and Reserve Defence Forces) in the Republic of Ireland by province and overseas. The Irish Defence Forces maintains approximately 20,000 acres of land for military training in the state. [1]
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The barracks went on to be the home of the Royal Irish Rangers when it was formed in 1968 and of the Royal Irish Regiment when it was formed in 1992. [ 4 ] The barracks were closed in 2008 and the Imjin River Memorial , which had been located at the barracks, was moved to Belfast City Hall : the memorial commemorates Irish troops lost in the ...