Ballymullen Barracks
| Ballymullen Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Tralee, County Kerry | |
 Ballymullen Barracks | |
  Ballymullen Barracks Location within Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 52°16′03″N 9°41′46″W / 52.2675°N 9.6962°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Operator |  Irish Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1809-1812 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1812-1922 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Royal Munster Fusiliers |
Ballymullen Barracks (Irish: Dún Bhaile an Mhuilinn) is an Irish military installation at Tralee, County Kerry in Ireland.
History
The barracks were built for local militia units between 1810 and 1815.[1] They went on to become the depot of the Royal Munster Fusiliers when that regiment was formed in 1881.[1]
The Royal Munster Fusiliers were disbanded at the time of Irish Independence in 1922.[2] The barracks were taken over by the Irish Republican Army in February 1922 and then secured by the forces of the Irish Free State in August 1922.[1] The barracks continued to be used by the Irish Army and a newly refurbished headquarters block was opened at the barracks in April 2002.[3] The site was also used as a reception centre for asylum seekers until the centre closed in 2005.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "History of Ballymullen Barracks". Royal Munster Fusiliers Association. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ Murphy, David (2007). Irish Regiments in the World Wars, quote: "Following the treaty that established the independent Irish Free State in 1922, it was decided to disband the regiments that had their traditional recruiting grounds in southern Ireland: The Royal Irish Regiment; The Connaught Rangers; The Prince of Wales' Leinster Regiment; The Royal Munster Fusiliers; The Royal Dublin Fusiliers; The South Irish Horse". Osprey Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-84603-015-4.
- ^ "Speech at the opening of the newly refurbished headquarters block at Ballymullen Barracks". Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "The rise and fall of refugees in Kerry". TheIndependent. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.