Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum

The Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum is a military museum based in Sovereign's House at Armagh, Northern Ireland. The museum is a Grade B listed building.[1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum
Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum
Shown in Northern Ireland
Established1997
LocationArmagh, Northern Ireland
Coordinates54.35079°N 6.65150°W / 54.35079; -6.65150
Websiteroyalirishfusiliersmuseum.com

History

The museum is located in a building which was built in the early 19th century on land previously owned by the church but leased by the Rt. Rev. William Newcome, Archbishop of Armagh, to the Sovereign and burgesses of the City of Armagh.[2] Originally a residential property, it was converted for use as a museum and opened to the public in 1997.[3]

Collection

The collection includes the Victoria Crosses awarded to Private Robert Morrow and to Lieutenant Geoffrey Cather of the Royal Irish Fusiliers on the Western Front during the First World War.[3] Other highlights include a model demonstrating how Ensign Edward Keogh and Sergeant Patrick Masterson of the 87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot captured a French Imperial Eagle at the Battle of Barrosa in March 1811 during the Peninsular War. The Eagle itself has been lost but the staff on which it had been placed is still held by the museum.[4]

References
  1. "No. 3148". The Belfast Gazette. 16 May 1975. p. 383.
  2. "Armagh Conservation Area" (PDF). Northern Ireland Goivernment. p. 17. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. "About us". The Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. "Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum". What’s on in Northern Ireland. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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