Kickham Barracks
| Kickham Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Clonmel | |
|
Kickham Barracks | |
  Kickham Barracks Location within Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 52°21′18″N 7°41′38″W / 52.3550°N 7.6939°WCoordinates: 52°21′18″N 7°41′38″W / 52.3550°N 7.6939°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Operator |
 Irish Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1837 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1837-2012 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Royal Irish Regiment |
Kickham Barracks was a military installation in Clonmel, Ireland.
History
The barracks were built 1805 and given the name Victoria Barracks in honour of Queen Victoria in 1837.[1] They became the depot of the Royal Irish Regiment in 1882.[1]
The Royal Irish Regiment was disbanded at the time of Irish Independence in 1922.[2] The barracks were temporarily secured by the Irish Republican Army in 1922 but then handed over to the forces of the Irish Free State.[1] They were then renamed Kickham Barracks after Charles Kickham, the Irish Poet.[1] After a period of disuse, they were rebuilt as a base for the Irish Army between 1942 and 1945 and they then remained in use, latterly as the home of the 12th Infantry Battalion, until they closed in March 2012.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "The Kickham Army Barracks Development Proposal" (PDF). University College Cork. Retrieved 11 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.
- ↑ "Final parade sees the closure of Clonmel’s Kickham Barracks". 26 March 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2014.