Custume Barracks

Custume Barracks
Athlone, Ireland

Soldiers marching across the bridge in Athlone prior to the handover of Custume Barracks
Custume Barracks
Location within Ireland
Coordinates 53°25′31″N 7°56′47″W / 53.42514°N 7.94649°W / 53.42514; -7.94649Coordinates: 53°25′31″N 7°56′47″W / 53.42514°N 7.94649°W / 53.42514; -7.94649
Type Barracks
Site information
Operator Republic of Ireland Irish Army
Site history
Built 1691
In use 1691-Present
Garrison information
Garrison 6th Infantry Battalion, Irish Army

Custume Barracks (Irish: Dún Custume) is a military installation at Athlone in Ireland.

History

The barracks, which are named after Sergeant Custume who defended the bridge from the forces of King William III during the Siege of Athlone, were completed in 1691.[1] The barracks were taken over by forces of the Irish Free State in 1922 and served as the headquarters of 4th Western Brigade until the brigade was disbanded and is now part of 2 Brigade which is headquartered from Cathal Brugha Barracks in Dublin.[2] The barracks remains the home of 6th Infantry Battalion as the lead unit, and 2nd Brigade Artillery Regiment and detachments of 2 Engineer Company and the Medical Corps.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Defence and Security". BEC Publishing. p. 5. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ceremonial stand down parade of the 4th WesternBrigade". Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Irish Army - Contact Details - Custume Barracks". Irish Defence Forces. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Military Ceremony remembers fallen heroes". DublinPeople. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
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