Connolly Barracks

Connolly Barracks (Irish: Dún Ó Conghalaigh) is a military installation in Longford, Ireland.

Connolly Barracks
Dún Ó Conghalaigh
Longford
Connolly Barracks
Location within Ireland
Coordinates53.7312°N 7.8034°W / 53.7312; -7.8034
TypeBarracks
Site information
Operator Irish Army
Site history
Built1815
Built forWar Office
In use1815-2009

History

The War Office acquired the site, which originally consisted of a castle and a market house, from Thomas Pakenham, 1st Baron Longford in 1774 and established military facilities there in the late 18th century.[1] The main barrack building was designed by John Behan in the classical style and construction was completed in 1815.[2] The barracks were handed over to the Irish Free State in February 1922 and were renamed Connolly Barracks after Sean Connolly, an Irish republican.[1] The barracks served as the home of the 4th Cavalry Squadron from 1972 until the squadron moved to Custume Barracks on the closure of the barracks in January 2009.[1] The site was purchased by Longford County Council in 2012.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Speech by the Minister for Justice, Equality & Defence at the formal hand over of Longford Barracks following its sale to Longford County Council". Department of Defence. 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  2. "Sean Connolly Barracks, Sean Connolly Barracks, Church Street, Longford Town, County Longford". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. "Longford County Council to sell of Connolly Barracks". 6 April 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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