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°WCoordinates: 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

1. "History of Ballymullen Barracks". Royal Munster Fusiliers Association. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
2. 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.
3. "Speech at the opening of the newly refurbished headquarters block at Ballymullen Barracks". Retrieved 18 November 2014.
4. "The rise and fall of refugees in Kerry". TheIndependent. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.